Two-page brief: Why the delay? Perspectives of national and local actors on progress toward locally led outbreak readiness and response
Mwandishi: TAYARI
Local organizations play a critical role in disease outbreak preparedness and response in humanitarian settings. Yet their contributions are often overlooked, particularly in terms of engagement and leadership in outbreak coordination, funding allocation, and decision-making structures. Recent infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings emphasize the urgency of recognizing the value of local actors, their existing skills and capacities, and decision-making power to support locally led action. A shift from competition to collaboration is essential to ensure effective responses that meet the needs of affected populations, and signs of a renewed commitment to localization by global actors provide a crucial opportunity to act now.
This brief highlights the result of consultations with key global humanitarian and outbreak actors, local and national organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, and a comprehensive desk review of existing literature. It centers on their perspectives, needs, and priorities and provides recommendations for locally led action during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings. The findings, presented as Key Actions, provide a foundation for dialogue and future cooperation between local and global actors to drive concrete action and break through the inertia of localization.
Tovuti hii imewezekana kwa msaada wa Watu wa Marekani kupitia Shirika la Maendeleo ya Kimataifa la Marekani (USAID) chini ya mpango wa TAYARI. READY (sio kifupi) inaungwa mkono na USAID Ofisi ya Demokrasia, Migogoro, na Usaidizi wa Kibinadamu, Ofisi ya Msaada wa Maafa ya Kigeni ya Marekani (OFDA) na inaongozwa na Okoa Watoto kwa kushirikiana na Kituo cha Johns Hopkins cha Afya ya Kibinadamu,, Kituo cha Johns Hopkins cha Mipango ya Mawasiliano, UK-Med, Muungano wa EcoHealth, na Rehema Malaysia. Yaliyomo kwenye tovuti hii ni jukumu pekee la Save the Children. Maelezo yaliyotolewa kwenye tovuti hii si lazima yaakisi maoni ya USAID, washirika wowote au wote wa muungano, au Serikali ya Marekani, na si taarifa rasmi ya Serikali ya Marekani.
