Table 4 Sectors and actors involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response

Bahrain

Ministry of Health; Ministry of Works, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning; the Bahraini Civil Aviation Affairs; the Bahrain National Task force; the Bahrain Defense Force Royal Medical Services military hospital

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Representatives from 13 ministries: Health, Defense, Energy, Interior, National Guard, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Media, Commerce and Investment, Hajj and Umrah, Education and Tourism. Also present was the General Authority of Civil Aviation, the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, the General Authority of Customs and the Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control

United Arab Emirates

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Defense; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Ministry of Health and Prevention; Ministry of Economy; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization; Ministry of Community Development; Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure; Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology; Ministry of Food and Water Security; Prime Minister’s Office; General Secretariat of the Cabinet; General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for National Security; etc.

Jordan

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Youth, the Ministry of Communication, the Government Coordinator for Human Rights and the Prime Minister’s office

Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, the Ministry of Information, and the Disaster Risk Management Unit at the Prime Minister’s Office

Tunisia

Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Regional Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Equipment and Housing, Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of justice, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Head of the National Intelligence Center

Sudan

The Committee is made of members from the Ministries of Health, Labor and Social Welfare, Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Information and Finance, as well as the head of the Central Bank of Sudan and representatives of the army, the police and the security services. The WHO, UN agencies, the ruling cabinet of ministers and the Sovereign Council

Syria

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Interior; Higher Education; Local Administration and Environment; Social Affairs and Labor; and Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Idleb Health Directorate; WHO; the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF); the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). In addition, sectors, including Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, Logistics, Protection, Nutrition, Food Security, Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFIs)

Yemen

WHO, Ministry of Public Health and Population, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and Ministry of Information