Preamble:The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) is a network of more than 50 partner institutions, including governmental and non-governmental organizations,UN agencies, and scientific partners, all working towards global cholera control and prevention. TheWorld Health Organization (WHO) hosts the GTFCC Secretariat (the TaskForce’s coordinating entity), in accordance with the mandate given to WHO by the Members States through World Health Assembly resolutions 44.6, 64.15 and 71.4, to This will be achieved through multi-sectoral interventions to (i) prevent cholera through the implementation of a set of measures - such as long-term WASH - in areas mostaffected by cholera (Priority Areas for Multisectoral Interventions – PAMIs) and (ii) by containing outbreaks through early detection and rapid response to alerts, supported by In 2024, the GTFCC Steering Committee and Secretariat commissioned an independent mid-term evaluation to assess progress in the implementation of the Global Roadmapto end cholera by 2030, identify challenges and lessons learned, and inform the strategic direction of the partnership toward 2030. General comments:WHO and the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) welcome the mid-term evaluation of the Task Force, that included an assessment of the design and implementation of both the GTFCC as a platform as well as the operationalization of the Global Roadmap Strategy (2017-2030),Ending Cholera – A Global Roadmap to 2030. The evaluationprovides useful learning that will inform the strategic and operational future of the GTFCC, help identify ways to better adapt and effectively deliver the 2030 Roadmap, as wellas to enhance planning, reorientation and reprioritising as needed, implementation and programme performance – all of which are required to ensure successful adaptation tothe rapidly changing global landscape marked by significant epidemiological, political and climatic changes, and risk profile for cholera. Implementation will be prioritised based The GTFCC operates as a multi-stakeholder partnership platform. In this context, WHO plays a dual role in line with its mandate provided by Member States through the WHA.First, it serves as the host and coordinating entity of the GTFCC Secretariat, facilitating collaboration and alignment across the partnership. Second, WHO contributes directly tocholera prevention and control through its technical programmes at global, regional and country levels. Within this arrangement, WHO facilitates coordination, convening, andtechnical alignment across the partnership, while individual GTFCC members implement activities under their respective institutional mandates, governance structures, and Following from the initial review of the GTFCC in 2017 and this evaluation that covered the period 2017 to May 2024, the findings and recommendations will support furtherclarifying the functioning, roles and responsibilities across the Task Force and its members with a particular focus on coordination and programmatic delivery at the global,regional, and country levels. Recommendations and Action Plan i.Review priority objectives to 2030 (as well as activities and outcomes), ensuring an appropriate balance across outbreak response and prevention, OCV and WASH,and integration with other disease/ epidemic control effortsii.Develop a results framework, including specifying partners’ contributions Recommendation 3: Clarify roles and responsibilities of GTFCC core structures to improve partner engagement, ownership and facilitate decision making.Sub-recommendations: iv.The IRP: Assess continuing need for the IRP in light of challenges met and limited availability of resources and/ or measures to improve timeliness of IRP support. Recommendation 4: Enhance communication, advocacy and resource mobilisation for cholera at the global, regional and country levels to support Roadmapimplementation, GTFCC structures, and multi sectoral integrated approaches.Sub-recommendations: Recommendation 5:Increase engagement, integration and alignment withWASHinterventions and programmes highlighting priority WASH areas in the Roadmap andcholera integration in WASH investments at national and subnational levels.Sub-recommendations: Recommendation 6: Reinforce monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for implementing the global Roadmap and continue efforts to strengthen country level data collection andcollation frameworks. Sub-recommendations:i.Develop a robust M&E framework (further to recommendation 1) to assess progress on the Global Roadmap, clarifying roles and responsibilities in data collection For further information about the evaluation, please contact the WHO Evaluation Officeevaluation@who.int WHO/DGO/EVL/2025.78 -© WHO 2026.Some rights reserved. In line with the WHO Evaluation Policy 2018 (EB143(9)), this publication contains an independent evaluationreport by the WHO Evaluation Office. It does not reflect the views or policies of WHO.