WHO EPI-WIN : Community Protection in Cholera: Cholera in humanitarian settings

Cholera remains a major global public health threat and a key indicator of inequity, disproportionately affecting populations in humanitarian and fragile settings. Humanitarian settings are particularly vulnerable due to disrupted water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, overcrowded living conditions, population displacement, limited access to healthcare, and insecurity. These factors facilitate rapid transmission and hinder timely detection and response, often leading to more severe and prolonged outbreaks.

Addressing cholera in these settings is critical to achieving the goals of the Global Roadmap to End Cholera by 2030. However, conventional approaches are often insufficient in complex emergencies, requiring adaptive, context-specific strategies. Critically, communities, civil society organizations (CSOs), and frontline workers play a central role in cholera prevention and response. In this webinar, challenges will be highlighted and lessons will be shared so that successful strategies can be adapted and scaled in similar contexts; challenges can be anticipated and mitigated earlier; innovation can be accelerated and trust can be strengthened through more responsive and locally grounded approaches

Objectives of the webinar:

a. Highlight key challenges in cholera prevention and response in humanitarian and fragile settings.

b. Share practical strategies and operational lessons from recent cholera responses in crisis-affected contexts.

c. Emphasize the critical role of communities, CSOs, and frontline workers in cholera detection, prevention, and response.