Study to examine multisectoral collaboration for COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings
Overview
In 2022, the Global Health Cluster initiated this study to examine multisectoral collaboration for CO VID-19 in humanitarian settings to further understand how multisectoral collaboration had been occurring in the response to COVID-19. The focus of the study is on multisectoral collaboration related to health outcomes, usually involving the health cluster, health cluster partners and other sectoral clusters responding to COVID-19. Multisectoral collaboration is defined as “where actors representing two or more technical sectors, usually aligned to the humanitarian clusters or line ministries, work together to achieve a shared goal”.
The research for the study was based a global survey, six country case studies and secondary document review. The global online survey was distributed to 31 settings where the health cluster is currently active. It was distributed by health cluster coordinators to those who could inform the study and 222 responses were received. The country case studies examined multisectoral collaboration in the COVID-19 response via secondary data review and key informant interviews with 59 people in total. Six country case studies were conducted between October 2022 and January 2023 in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, the Republic of Iraq, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Republic of the Sudan. The majority of survey respondents were health cluster staff and partners, although staff from other clusters and coordination bodies did respond. Those interviewed in case study countries were more diverse and included those from other clusters, humanitarian coordination bodies, government officials and donors.