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“Timely, accurate and detailed information for the response was, as always, a key factor alongside strong collaboration with all partners in support of the Ministry of Health to alleviate the suffering of the affected population.” Naomi Morris - iMMAP IMO
data collection package named “Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) in a box”, that accelerated and streamlined the flow, analysis, and reporting of data needed to orient the response. “Ongoing work was completed to assist in the coordination of partners in support of the MoH for 46 organizations who were providing direct health services or assistance to health facilities in affected areas,” says Naomi,
who also supported health activity mapping to identify who was conducting what activities, where and when, which, compared against identified needs, helped the Health Cluster partners carry out a more efficient response by allocating resources fairly and thoroughly. Accurate data can have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of beneficiaries; it will potentially affect the allocation and delivery
of scarce financial and material resources, and it determines the development of a clear common operating picture to formulate effective response strategy. “Timely, accurate and detailed information for the response was, as always, a key factor alongside strong collaboration with all partners in support of the MoH to alleviate the suffering of the affected population after a natural disaster of this magnitude.”
Cholera Vaccine for Students in Dondo (Photo: WHO/Nieuwenhof)