Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO sets up emergency rapid response network
The World Health Organization launched a new network of rapid response medical teams Wednesday to react to humanitarian crises across the globe.
Apr 8, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN says Syria vaccine deaths was an NGO 'mistake'
The recent deaths of Syrian children after receiving measles vaccinations was the result of a "mistake" by a non-governmental partner who mixed in a muscle relaxant meant for anesthesia, a spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general ...
Oct 1, 2014
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Health
Advancing the science for health programming in crisis conditions
Humanitarian crises are becoming increasingly complex and a growing threat to the health and safety of populations. An improved evidence-base to guide interventions in the countries most vulnerable to these conditions is ...
Sep 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Humanitarian aid workers in Uganda show signs of stress, depression, and burnout
Latest research points to the high risk for mental health problems among staff working in humanitarian organizations in northern Uganda, due in large part to their work environment. A new study by researchers at Columbia's ...
Feb 1, 2013
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Health
Humanitarian organizations must do more for older people in emergencies
Emergency aid has failed to address the needs of older people in emergency situations and so donors and humanitarian agencies must urgently ensure that this vulnerable group is included in any emergency response, according ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long-term public health support needed to tackle infectious disease outbreaks
Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as swine flu (H1N1) threaten global health and should be considered by funding agencies and humanitarian organizations as development issues rather than emergency situations, requiring ...
Dec 11, 2012
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Health
Adverse effects of mining industry provoke hard questions for medical humanitarian organizations
Increasingly humanitarian organizations will find themselves responding to health emergencies provoked by the adverse effects of mining and other extractive industries, setting up a potential clash to do with the core principles ...
Aug 28, 2012
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