On the basis of these findings, an epidemiology of refugee health emerged. A set of 'best practices' began to emerge. The initial assessment is instrumental in guiding communication responses. By Ron Waldman 4. Explains what health workers can do in the early stages of an emergency, how management and prevention of childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea and malaria differs in emergency situations, and how to work with communities and other organisations.
Single copies are free to indigenous organisations in developing countries.
Assisting victims of war or natural disaster is not just a matter of providing food, water, shelter, sanitation, or medical relief. Crisis-affected populations also need to know what is going on. They need to receive information on what is being done by international aid agencies, governments, and the military to help them cope more effectively with their plight. Disseminating relief and rehabilitation information to the more than 300,000 people, who have lost everything in the recent floods. Over 5,000 wind-up radios distributed.