Key Considerations for Humanitarian Actors

What are Key Considerations for Humanitarian Actors?

RCCE supports an understanding of the psychological, social, and environmental factors that underpin behavior and allow response agencies to respond more effectively. This is particularly important in humanitarian contexts because of, for example:

historic mistrust of governments and health systems, particularly among the most marginalized, which can pose additional challenges to the outbreak response

fragile health systems

required documentation to access health care facilities or treatment and immunization options

fear of stigma, violence, or legal consequences

language and literacy barriers

a lack of access to many communication challenges, including digital platforms, or unreliable electricity or Internet services

This website is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of READY and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Led by Save the Children, the READY initiative is implemented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. READY is augmenting global capacity for non-governmental organizations to respond to large-scale infectious disease outbreaks.