5. Civil Society Participation

Based on inputs from the ground, the key challenge for both humanitarian and healthcare services in the current context is last-mile connect and delivery on the ground that is both empathetic and efficient. While central and state governments have announced a number of relief measures and the administrative set-up is working to respond to the situation, because of the scale, speed of spread and the serious impact of this crisis, many of the district administrations are likely to benefit from additional support. The work of reaching out to communities, assessing their critical needs and delivering the needed materials and services has often been supported by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the past and these are areas in which they can contribute significantly in this crisis.