Humanitarian emergencies severely disrupt and weaken health systems. Children and adolescents are disproportionately affected by the loss of essential health promotion, prevention and treatment activities. A strong and equitable health system can reduce the impact of an emergency and promote early recovery.
This section helps you work with partners to plan and implement CAH-related activities. It will help you to:
- Establish service delivery structures
- Decide on an essential services package
- Strengthen the health care workforce
- Obtain essential medicines and medical supplies
- Obtain financing.
This section is relevant to the preparedness, response and recovery phases. The specific actions will be informed by assess and prioritize (action area 2) and will require good coordination (action area 1) and ongoing monitoring and evaluation (action area 4). Use the self-assessment progress tracker (Annex 1) to assess where you and your team (or organization) currently are, and track your progress over time.