GHC study: COVID-19 survey findings
Technical gaps and operational challenges in delivering COVID-19 response activities and maintaining essential health services in humanitarian settings
Overview
The Global Health Cluster (GHC) COVID-19 Task Team conducted two studies simultaneously – an online survey for all country health clusters and key informant interviews in six country health clusters - to identify good practices and to better understand the technical and operational challenges faced by Health Clusters and partners in the COVID-19 response and in the efforts to maintain essential health services in humanitarian settings. Shared findings include the increased operational constraints being faced, significant resource scarcity and reported technical gaps. Requests were made for additional support for shared learning and context-appropriate guidance relevant for humanitarian settings where resources are scarce.
With the support of its partner, the Save the Children-led READY Initiative, the GHC COVID-19 Task Team has produced the report: Health Cluster Survey Findings to share the results from a survey conducted in August 2020 where 196 health cluster partners in 27 cluster settings participated. The survey findings provide insight on the operational challenges and technical gaps in humanitarian settings in the context of the COVID-19 response.
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