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. 2020 May 19;103(1):12–17. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0256

Table 1.

Public health response pillars (technical areas)

Sub-pillar Lead Colead
1. Risk communication and community engagement Ministry of Health UNICEF
2. Surveillance, contact tracing, and vaccination Ministry of Health WHO
3. Laboratory and research Ministry of Health WHO
4. Case management, free care, and survivor care Ministry of Health WHO
5. Infection, prevention, and control/water, sanitation, and hygiene Ministry of Health WHO/UNICEF
6. Safe and dignified burials Ministry of Health International Federation of the Red Cross
7. Psychosocial support Ministry of Health UNICEF
8. Operational preparedness Ministry of Health WHO
9. Coordination Ministry of Health
10. Support to coordination Ministry of Health World Bank, WHO, and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs