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title: "Establish and coordinate a committee of stakeholders whose businesses,non-profits,and foundations directly…"
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summary: "Establish and coordinate a committee of stakeholders whose businesses,non-profits,and foundations directly serve or impact vulnerable populations to identify and address the needs of vulnerable populations."
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# Establish and coordinate a committee of stakeholders whose businesses,non-profits,and foundations directly…

Establish and coordinate a committee of stakeholders whose businesses,non-profits,and foundations directly serve or impact vulnerable populations to identify and address the needs of vulnerable populations.

- Timeframe: 3-6 Months (medium)
- Audience: Private Sector, Academia, Civil Society, Vulnerable Populations, Healthcare Providers, Organized Civil Society, Nonprofits
- Type: Partnerships, Vulnerable Populations
- Recommendation: [Establish Public-Private Partnerships](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/establish-public-private-partnerships)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. Form either sectoral or multi-sectoral commissions with diverse representations of experts as well as representatives from the communities themselves.
2. Task the committee to conduct a needs assessments and define the specific vulnerable groups needing support.
3. Appoint high-level government representatives to participate in and/or lead the commission/task force.
4. Identify specific opportunities to address immediate issues facing identified vulnerable populations.
5. Identify specific opportunities to make long-term improvements to endemic issues facing specific vulnerable populations.
6. Create formal and informal forums to connect different segments of government workers and public organizations who are working to protect the vulnerable.

## Examples from around the world

1. The [Private Sector Task Force (PSTF)](https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/knowledge/resources/privatesectorhrh_report/en/) was formed by the World Health Organization and the Global Health Workforce Alliance with the goal of understanding how the private sector can better support and lead in healthcare human resource shortages (e.g. clinicians, and public health professionals) across the globe. The Task Force identified actionable insights and put forth concrete recommendations in a [report](https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/knowledge/resources/privatesectorhrh_report/en/) that established a path towards increasing private-sector contributions to this specific public health and healthcare issue.