Humanitarian intervention in a changing world: need for a new model of care

While the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East is one of the most devastating of our era according to Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), humanitarian aid approaches its limits. This paper will look into one of those limits: the challenges of addressing non-communicable d...

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Hlavní autor: Wal, Ran van der
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: Humanitaire 2015
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On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Shrnutí:While the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East is one of the most devastating of our era according to Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), humanitarian aid approaches its limits. This paper will look into one of those limits: the challenges of addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian interventions. First, the development of humanitarian health interventions, and the changing nature and contexts of emergencies are described. Second, the specific co...