Sector Objectives
CO1
Provide life-saving multisectoral assistance to people affected by the earthquake. • Ensure treatment and rehabilitation services for injured people, including referrals and transfer of critical patients to unaffected areas and specialized health facilities. • Ensure availability of badly needed medicines, medical supplies and equipment and health commodities, as well as strengthen health supply chain management. • Ensure continued access to an integrated package of essential health services in the most affected areas, including sexual and reproductive health, obstetric care and HIV and STI management, among others. • Ensure mental health assistance and psychosocial first aid to people affected by the earthquake, their families and first responders.
CO2
Support the coordination of the health assistance for an agile and effective health response. • Support livelihoods and basic services in areas affected by the earthquake • Support sectoral damage and needs assessments, including detailed health infrastructure evaluations. • Restore local health care delivery capacities through rapid repairs of damaged health infrastructures. • Scale up disease surveillance and outbreak management and control, including COVID-19 detection and prevention and vector control activities. • Raise awareness on public health risks and protective measures among people in affected areas.