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Lessons learned from 

Lessons learned from 

Health/WASH cluster in 

Health/WASH cluster in 

Solomon Flood response

Solomon Flood response

Cluster response

Cluster response

Rather small number of non

Rather small number of non

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-

Government 

Government 

agencies involved in Health/WASH response

agencies involved in Health/WASH response

A meeting among non

A meeting among non

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-

government agencies 

government agencies 

held and agreed not to introduce 

held and agreed not to introduce 

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cluster

cluster

”

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led by a cluster lead, but coordinate in 

led by a cluster lead, but coordinate in 

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“

traditional

traditional

”

”

way through the government 

way through the government 

line ministries

line ministries

MOH well manages to directly coordinate 

MOH well manages to directly coordinate 

with non

with non

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-

government agencies (both UN 

government agencies (both UN 

and non

and non

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-

UN) through their coordination 

UN) through their coordination 

structure

structure

-

-

Daily MOH coordination meeting

Daily MOH coordination meeting

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Opportunities

Opportunities

Good coordination within health sector (MOH)

Good coordination within health sector (MOH)

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–

Health coordination meeting with sub 

Health coordination meeting with sub 

coordination group on Water and Sanitation, and 

coordination group on Water and Sanitation, and 

hygiene and health promotion

hygiene and health promotion

Well elaborated action plan

Well elaborated action plan

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-

looking into various sub

looking into various sub

-

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sectoral

sectoral

issues (surveillance, HIV, EPI, nutrition, 

issues (surveillance, HIV, EPI, nutrition, 

health promotion, malaria, RH, mental health, 

health promotion, malaria, RH, mental health, 

essential drugs etc)

essential drugs etc)

Sector specific assessment tool (MOH)

Sector specific assessment tool (MOH)

-

-

identification 

identification 

of vulnerable groups etc.

of vulnerable groups etc.

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Numbers of actors involved are rather limited ( easy 

Numbers of actors involved are rather limited ( easy 

for coordination)

for coordination)

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Clear leading agency on the government side 

Clear leading agency on the government side 

(MOH/RWSS)

(MOH/RWSS)

Good understandings on pre

Good understandings on pre

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-

disaster situation

disaster situation

OXFAM offered coordination support for RWSS

OXFAM offered coordination support for RWSS

Challenges/constraints

Challenges/constraints

Assessment

Assessment

Lack of coordination on process and forms for  assessment

(Red Cross, MOH, Province)

Need to differentiate rapid and in depth assessment

Inclusiveness of assessment form

Coordination & Communication

Coordination & Communication

Information flow

Information flow

Coordination with other clusters (ex: Food/Nutrition)

Information flow from the Province to the Central

Coordination of hygiene items distribution

Resource Mobilization

Resource Mobilization

Immediate availability of equipment/items/funding (MOH)

Immediate availability of equipment/items/funding (MOH)

Operational capacity

Operational capacity

Capacity to respond, prepositioned stocks, number of staff

Capacity to respond, prepositioned stocks, number of staff

Delay in response (mainly weather and safety issue /MOH)

Delay in response (mainly weather and safety issue /MOH)

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Recommendations

Recommendations

Standardize assessment tools 

Standardize assessment tools 

(disaggregated data) and trainings

(disaggregated data) and trainings

Baseline data

Baseline data

Clear 

Clear 

sectoral

sectoral

SOPs for Disaster Response

SOPs for Disaster Response

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness

Coordination with other sectors (ex: WASH, 

Coordination with other sectors (ex: WASH, 

Food/Nutrition)

Food/Nutrition)

Improve province level coordination in 

Improve province level coordination in 

Health/WASH sector

Health/WASH sector