Sector Objectives
1
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.
2
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.