Partnerships

DCE coordinates the WHO Communicable Diseases Working Group on Emergencies (CD-WGE), which includes WHO experts across many departments on relevant diseases. The CD-WGE provides expert advice for the development of guidelines and training material, and helps set standards and prioritize interventions for communicable diseases in acute and protracted humanitarian emergencies.

• List of CD-WGE technical areas

DCE also develops and maintains interagency partnerships with a range of humanitarian agencies in order to enhance technical coordination of communicable disease interventions in emergencies. Partners include NGOs, UN agencies, international organizations, universities, technical Institutions and various donors.

• List of interagency partnerships

Technical partnerships are also maintained with interagency fora such as:

• Inter-Agency Standing Committee
• Health and Nutrition Tracking Service
• Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
• Health in Fragile States Network