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Hello , we are pleased to share our quarterly newsletter:
GHC Dashboard: Q1 March 2024
The latest update of the Health Cluster Dashboard as of March 2024 reflects Humanitarian Response Plans. The Health Clusters are targeting 89 million people with approximately US$ 3.22 billion in funding requested, of which 11% has been funded.
The Nasser Medical Complex, once the largest hospital in southern Gaza, has faced unimaginable challenges during the ongoing conflict in the occupied Palestinian Territory. On 14 February, the hospital was shelled by Israeli forces after a week-long siege, causing extensive damage to the buildings and vital equipment, rendering it non-operational. This has had severe implications for Gaza's health system and compromised patient care. More than two months after the attack on the medical complex, Health cluster partners have initiated actions to restore the health services at Nasser Hospital. Learn more
The ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank has caused significant challenges for healthcare. This infographic offers a snapshot of health in the region over the last 200 days of the war. Infographic here
This photo story highlights frontline perspectives and urgent international efforts underway to provide aid and assistance to the 2.2 million people affected by the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Photo story here
Two years since the escalation of the war in Ukraine, Health Cluster partners have reached an estimated 17 million people, providing critical health assistance. Despite progress, 14.6 million remain in need, with 2.2 million refugees requiring aid. Read on to learn how partnerships address these challenges. Learn more.
Discover how Pathfinder, a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, has worked to help strengthen Ethiopia's health system through primary healthcare activities. As a partner of the Global Health Cluster since 2023, Pathfinder has reached over 57 million people with health information and services, even during times of conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about their commitment to improving health-system performance through trusted local partnerships and gender-transformative strategies. Read more!
Announcement: Discontinuation of the GHC Cash-Based Interventions Task Team
We want to inform you that after careful consideration, the Strategic Advisory Group for the Global Health Cluster has ended the Cash-Based Interventions Task Team's term. Since its establishment in 2018, the team has been vital in developing position papers and practical guidance on cash-based interventions in humanitarian contexts. We sincerely thank all partners who have been actively involved in the team's work. All resources developed during our collaboration will remain accessible on the GHC website here.
This year, the Partners’ meeting will take place online, enabling greater participation. The meeting will cover the needs of country health clusters, present technical updates for enhancing humanitarian health responses, and spotlight ongoing issues in emergency responses, aiming to strengthen coordination, information exchange, and learning outcomes.
Agenda and registration details coming soon.
The Global Health Cluster Sexual and Reproductive Health Task Team (SRH-TT) will host webinars describing the insights gathered from their recent Baseline Assessment on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) coordination in humanitarian responses. This assessment aimed to describe the current landscape of SRH coordination, highlighting challenges, successes, enablers, and opportunities in emergencies, with the goal of providing actionable recommendations for improvement.
The webinars will be conducted in English, French, and Spanish.
The OCHA Learn Platform has launched a new self-paced 90-minute e-learning course in English called "An Introduction to Inter-Cluster Coordination". The course offers key guidance, interactive learning activities, and videos from various coordinators in the field sharing their experiences of inter-cluster coordination. It covers three main parts: the humanitarian system and cluster approach, the work and roles of inter-cluster coordination groups, and sub-national inter-cluster coordination. Humanitarian partners interested in the ICC training can access it by creating an OCHA Learn account here.
The Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies has recently launched an intensive executive short course based on the book "Applied Systems Thinking for Health Systems Research" authored by Professor Blanchet. This course aims to familiarize participants with a health systems approach to healthcare for communities in low and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises. The course is accredited by the University of Geneva and designed to be practical and interactive and uses case studies to familiarize participants with the latest evidence. Experts with humanitarian expertise in low- and middle-income countries will be teaching the course. Participants will work on real-life case studies in a group setting.
More information and registration here
Prevention and protection against attacks on health care: good practices
WHO has published seven good practices to protect, prevent and mitigate against attacks on health care. The good practices were documented in collaboration with health partners, and other stakeholders to support the health sector in sharing the lessons learned and knowledge required to better respond to the issue of attacks on health care in the field. The Attacks on Health Care initiative (HEI) thanks the Health Cluster and partners in northeast Nigeria, oPt, Syria, and South Sudan who contributed to the development of the publication. For questions about the publication, email ahc3p@who.int. Read here.
A 2024 version of the WHO Emergency Response Framework is now available and has been developed following extensive consultation across the three levels of the Organization and response experiences over the last five years of emergency response. Key areas have been updated to improve the accountability, predictability, timeliness, and effectiveness of WHO’s response to emergencies. Read here.
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