Health Cluster Survey Findings: Techncial gaps and operational challenges in delivering COVID-19 response activities and maintaining essential health services in humanitarian settings

Author: Global Health Cluster, READY

To better understand the technical and operational challenges being faced by health clusters and health cluster partners while implementing COVID-19 response activities and maintaining essential health services in humanitarian settings, the Global Health Cluster COVID-19 Task Team conducted two key pieces of research in 2020: an online survey open to all country level health clusters and key informant interviews conducted in six health cluster countries. This report presents the key findings of the online survey that was implemented by the READY initiative.

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This website is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of READY and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Led by Save the Children, the READY initiative is implemented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. READY is augmenting global capacity for non-governmental organizations to respond to large-scale infectious disease outbreaks.