Overall Management Response: AcceptedWHO senior management endorses the formative evaluation of the Global Health Cluster findings and accepts all of its recommendations. This evaluation assessed Recommendations and Action Plan Recommendation1 To remain fit for purpose and optimize operations focused coordination, in a simplified coordination model, where the Health Cluster isactivated, the GHC should place emphasis on the following Strategic Priorities 1.1. Coordination: Ensure the capacity to fulfil coordination functions at national level in priority countries, in line with the humanitarian reset. (SP1.3)•Retain a scaled down, focused model for surge capacity, focusing on priority countries, and providing HCCs and information management capacity. 1.2 Quality, coverage and prioritisation of Health Cluster action (SP4.1 and SP4.2): Identify, develop, mainstream and contextualise guidance.•Strengthen partners’ capacity to deliver, taking into consideration the available capacity at global level and country levels, as well as changes in dynamics at 1.3 Information management (SP3.1 and SP3.2): Ensure partners’ access to standardised, quality and timely public health and humanitarian information, and its usefor operational decision making (see operational recommendation 1.2 below). 1.6 Support local led action, community engagement & accountability (SP4.1): Informed by the humanitarian reset, rework the GHC approach to localisation, AAP andcommunity engagement in decision-making and service delivery. This has to take into consideration a realistic assessment of WHO/GHC capacity (financial and HR)going forward, as well as local capacity after the impact of the drastic funding cuts in the global humanitarian sector. Incorporate learning from other clusters/CLAs. Recommendation1 To remain fit for purpose and optimize operations focused coordination, in a simplified coordination model, where the Health Cluster isactivated, the GHC should place emphasis on the following Strategic Priorities 1.4 Multi-sector Coordination (SP2): In line with the prospective humanitarian reset, the GHC at global and country levels should engage in emerging models of inter-sector and multi-cluster collaboration. •At sub-national level, design a model which enables/supports partners participation in area-based coordination (ABC).•From national level, establish and maintain connections with health partners working under ABC, which ensures that both WHO and health partners actively 1.5 Linkages between humanitarian action and health system strengthening, including support for national ownership and leadership of health sector coordination(SP1.2), (see operational recommendation 4.3 below) Operational Recommendations Recommendation4Focus on the essential/successful core cluster functions atcountry level, in line with the size and role of the cluster after the reset,maintaining minimum levels of deployable capacity, including a realistic assessment of the ongoing capacity of health cluster and standby partners. 4.1 Provide a platform for collaboration (CF1). As a support function to the IASC/Humanitarian Coordinator led system at country level, as part of the broaderarchitecture for responsive decision making, operational deconfliction, and gap filling, including engagement in common information management platforms (see 4.2 Provide a platform and the necessary tools for technical exchange (SP3, CF2 and CF3). This includes the essential interface between local health authorities, WHOand partners acting as a conduit for essential guidance and standards. •Design/adapt the cluster coordination IMO function. Ensure that as part of any prospective common information platform in support of a reset clustercoordination model, Health Cluster staff at country level can engage with partners to produce and provide the required standard of information. This includesparticipation in needs assessment mechanisms in support of evidence-based decision-making. •Under a national leadership model, as part of a multi-agency approach, ensure that key elements of appropriate humanitarian response are maintained, to aminimum acceptable standard. •Ensure regular collaboration with EOC during the cluster coordination period and plan for a handover to WHO to further support national authorities when •Ensure flexibility in the design of the support function to accommodate for the different partners capacities and contexts. •Facilitate sharing of lessons and experiences by national authorities and or national and local NGOs across countries. transition and deactivation and the handover of the coordination function to local authorities, where appropriate. Organisational level recommendations