Health Cluster

Health ClusterThe Health Cluster's mission is to provide leadership to humanitarian health response in order to prevent and reduce crisis‐related morbidity and mortality; ensure gaps are filled through effective coordination, and support for the mobilisation of resources. Health Cluster members shall work to enhance the accountability, predictability and effectiveness of quality humanitarian health actions in Afghanistan.

Latest Cluster Meeting Minutes

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Afghanistan: Minutes of Health Cluster Coordination Meeting (09 January 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM) [Meeting Minutes]

Venue: Virtual Participants: 107 including Health Cluster partners, donors and observers Agenda Opening remarks and action points of the previous meeting Updates – Presentation, Discussion, Suggestions, Questions and Answers Dr. Mansoor Staniczai – Health Cluster Support Officer - welcomed the participants…

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Health Cluster, WHO
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18 Jan 2024
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Latest Health Cluster Situation Reports and Bulletins

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Afghanistan Health Cluster Bulletin, February 2024

HIGHLIGHTS 53 Health Cluster partners reached 812,700 people with humanitarian health services through 933 health facilities in 318 districts of all 34 provinces. Between 7 October 2023 – 28 February 2024 the Health Cluster partners assisted a total…

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Situation Report
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Health Cluster, WHO
Posted:
25 Mar 2024
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Operational Guidelines

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Health Cluster Guide: A Practical Handbook

Purpose This Health cluster guide advises how the health cluster lead agency, coordinator and partners can work together during a humanitarian crisis to achieve the aims of reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity and disability, and restoring the delivery…

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Manual and Guideline
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Health Cluster, WHO
Posted:
11 Feb 2021
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Operational guidelines for prevention and control of CCHF in Afghanistan, 2012

Introduction 1.1. Worldwide distribution and burden due to CCHF CCHF (Crimean- Congo Haemorrhagic Fever) is a zoonotic disease that continues to be a serious public health problem in many countries. Worldwide distribution of CCHF stretches over much of…

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Manual and Guideline
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Govt. Afghanistan, WHO
Posted:
15 Jan 2012
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Operational guideline for Measles epidemic response in Afghanistan, 2012

Introduction 1.1.Worldwide case load and challenges of Measles Measles is a highly contagious, serious disease caused by a virus. In 1980, before widespread vaccination, measles caused an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year 1. Still this is one…

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Manual and Guideline
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Govt. Afghanistan, WHO
Posted:
15 Jan 2012
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Operational guideline for Typhoid outbreak response in Afghanistan, 2012

1.1. Worldwide case load and burden due to Typhoid Typhoid fever continues to be a serious public health problem in many developing countries. The disease, which disproportionately strikes children, leads to serious complications, including hypotensive shock, perforation…

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Manual and Guideline
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Govt. Afghanistan, WHO
Posted:
15 Jan 2012
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Global Health Cluster Guide

This Guide suggests how the Health Cluster lead agency, coordinator and partners can work together during a humanitarian crisis to achieve the aims of reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity and disability, and restoring the delivery of and equitable access to…

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Manual and Guideline
Source:
IASC, WHO
Posted:
1 Jun 2009
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