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Even if strategic objectives have been agreed for the response, partners may have different ways to reach the same goal. From the point of view of beneficiaries or local government, this lack of coherence between actors can bring confusion, delay response or decrease its impact. For instance, a lack of agreement between partners on content of hygiene kit, or volunteers’ incentive can have very negative effects on local communities. Agreement on methodologies used by partners is thus necessary, which should be achieved by the coordination platform. This work is better done in preparedness phase, and is strongly linked complementary to to the choice of technical standards.