Health Service Continuity Planning (HSCP) Toolkit

This toolkit was developed to support RCRC-managed health care facilities to minimize disruption, be able to maintain essential services, and ultimately increase the resilience of health services during public health emergencies, disasters, and other crises.

Objective of the toolkit

To provide step-by-step guidance for developing service continuity plans in the context of specific local threats by outlining the procedures and key elements to be considered for planning including a planning template.

Why this Health Service Continuity Plan toolkit?

In many countries around the world, the RCRC NS manage healthcare facilities as part of their auxiliary status to national governments. Health Service Continuity Plans are needed for these RCRC managed HCFs to assure continuity of services during outbreaks and disasters, facilitate reacting to changing needs and mobilising across multiple fronts to address the healthcare needs of a population. Health Service Continuity Plans for healthcare facilities contribute to efforts aiming at health system resilience, especially in contexts that are exposed to multiple hazards, such as the combination of new potential future outbreaks and disasters.