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Humanitarian Crises: The Medical and Public Health Response
Harvard University Press, 1999 Cloth: 978-0-674-15515-2 Library of Congress Classification RA394.H85 1999 Dewey Decimal Classification 362.1
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources and personnel stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises--large-scale, man-made catastrophes such as the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Zaire, and elsewhere. Waged within collapsing states, political and ethnic strife targets civilians, causes mass population dislocation and widespread human rights abuses, and impedes the efforts of relief organizations to respond effectively. Covering topics ranging from emergency public health measures to the psychological trauma of relief workers, this volume presents both a seasoned assessment of current practice and proposals for improving operational efforts in the future. The discussion also raises important questions relating to the definition and direction of the overall humanitarian mission. See other books on: Allied Health Services | Chen, Lincoln C. | Disaster relief | Humanitarian assistance | World health See other titles from Harvard University Press |
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Humanitarian Crises: The Medical and Public Health Response
ABOUT THIS BOOK | REVIEWS
Harvard University Press, 1999
Cloth: 978-0-674-15515-2
Cloth: 978-0-674-15515-2
Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources and personnel stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises--large-scale, man-made catastrophes such as the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Zaire, and elsewhere. Waged within collapsing states, political and ethnic strife targets civilians, causes mass population dislocation and widespread human rights abuses, and impedes the efforts of relief organizations to respond effectively. Covering topics ranging from emergency public health measures to the psychological trauma of relief workers, this volume presents both a seasoned assessment of current practice and proposals for improving operational efforts in the future. The discussion also raises important questions relating to the definition and direction of the overall humanitarian mission.
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