Global Health Hub: news and blogosphere aggregator » Disaster Relief http://www.globalhealthhub.org Keeping up with global health & development news, blogosphere, forums, events, jobs and more Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 8 Technology Lessons of Hurricane Sandy http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/8-technology-lessons-of-hurricane-sandy/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/8-technology-lessons-of-hurricane-sandy/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:00 +0000 ICTworks http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=96390

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Standing atop a disused amphitheater in a disused airforce base, we could see over the surrounding area. On the right, a sea of shacks nuzzled together in hope and desperation. On the left, stretches of cracked concrete with just one shack here, one shack there.The emptying expanse to the left was the story of success. More than three years after the massive earthquake that shattered so much of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, rental subsidies were moving households quickly out of camps to houses in the community. read more

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Image Credit: jurvetson via flickr This week PLOS Currents: Disasters publishes a set of five papers on the Human Impact of five different Natural Disasters: cyclones, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes. These papers illustrate several interesting issues in attempting to assess data in this area; a key one of which is simply how hard it is to gather data in any systematic way. The papers review the published literature on each topic. In addition, each paper includes a historical review of events compiled from relevant databases in the specific field, dating back as far as 1900, which provide essential additional data. What do these papers show?

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/19/learning-the-lessons-why-is-change-not-happening-in-the-response-to-hunger/feed/ 0 The Daily Impact: 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Iran-Pakistan Border http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/18/the-daily-impact-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-iran-pakistan-border/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/18/the-daily-impact-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-iran-pakistan-border/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:17:00 +0000 PSIHealthyLives http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=92834 April 17, 2013 At least 34 people died as the result of an earthquake on Tuesday. Relief efforts are underway as aftershocks continue. VOA reports: The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter for Tuesday afternoon’s earthquake was near the Iranian cities of Khash and Saravan in Sistan and Baluchistan province.  The region has experienced several quakes since then, including a magnitude 5.7 early Wednesday. Iranian state media said one person was killed by falling rocks after the initial earthquake.  Provincial Governor Hatam Narouyi said Tuesday the epicenter was in a sparsely-populated area

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/18/the-daily-impact-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-iran-pakistan-border/feed/ 0 Famine forecasting systems still failing to spur action http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/05/famine-forecasting-systems-still-failing-to-spur-action/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/05/famine-forecasting-systems-still-failing-to-spur-action/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:01:00 +0000 SciDev.net http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=91657 A report examines why early warning systems are good at predicting crises but bad at triggering preventive action.

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/29/u-n-calls-for-additional-funding-for-humanitarian-response-in-syria/feed/ 0 A journalist laments celebrities’ roles in humanitarian causes http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/28/a-journalist-laments-celebrities-roles-in-humanitarian-causes/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/28/a-journalist-laments-celebrities-roles-in-humanitarian-causes/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Humanosphere http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=84682 It’s not an unusual lament, complaining about the tendency for aid agencies to use celebrities to promote a cause. And it’s not without some pushy-back by those who note the use of movie stars does often, at the very least, draw the apathetic public’s attention to a neglected tragedy or need of the world’s poor. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/28/a-journalist-laments-celebrities-roles-in-humanitarian-causes/feed/ 0 News Rounds: Congo refugees on the run again, the people Egypt’s… http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/28/news-rounds-congo-refugees-on-the-run-again-the-people-egypts/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/28/news-rounds-congo-refugees-on-the-run-again-the-people-egypts/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Humanosphere http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=84747 Thousands Flee Congo Fighting (NYTimes) – Thousands of people are without access to medical care and their lives at risk after they fled fighting between the army and a local militia in southeastern Congo in recent days, Doctors Without Borders said Friday. The people Egypt’s revolution left behind  (CSMonitor) – A look beyond Tahrir Square: … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/23/news-rounds-mali-sees-further-displacement-among-fighting-world-jobless/feed/ 0 ‘Climate change in Pakistan turning extreme’ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/22/climate-change-in-pakistan-turning-extreme/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/22/climate-change-in-pakistan-turning-extreme/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000 SciDev.net http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=83698 New reports show Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change worsening.

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/22/climate-change-in-pakistan-turning-extreme/feed/ 0 News Rounds: Mali refugees overwhelm aid agencies, women and girls rise up… http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/22/news-rounds-mali-refugees-overwhelm-aid-agencies-women-and-girls-rise-up/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/22/news-rounds-mali-refugees-overwhelm-aid-agencies-women-and-girls-rise-up/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Humanosphere http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=83743  Aid agencies are struggling to cope with Mali refugees  (Independent) – Aid agencies are struggling to cope with the scale of the humanitarian crisis in West Africa caused by thousands of Malians fleeing conflict, according to a study out this week. One Billion Rising: moving to end violence against women (Guardian) – The horrific gang-rape … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/22/news-rounds-mali-refugees-overwhelm-aid-agencies-women-and-girls-rise-up/feed/ 0 The Disaster After the Disaster in Haiti http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/17/the-disaster-after-the-disaster-in-haiti/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/01/17/the-disaster-after-the-disaster-in-haiti/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:15:00 +0000 PRI podcasts http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=82930 "There's a perception when it comes to foreign aid, that the way it works is basically that rich countries give money or stuff to poor countries," says Jonathan Katz. "It doesn't take very much digging into the situation to figure out that's not really how it works." Katz, who was a repoter for the Associated Press in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2012 when the country was struck by a devastating earthquake, talks to The World about about the money promised to Haiti and where it all went. In the second part of this week's podcast, Natalia Antelava reports from nothern India where skewed gender ratios have created a market for girl brides.

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“There’s a perception when it comes to foreign aid, that the way it works is basically that rich countries give money or stuff to poor countries,” says Jonathan Katz. “It doesn’t take very much digging into the situation to figure out that’s not really how it works.” Katz, who was a repoter for the Associated Press in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2012 when the country was struck by a devastating earthquake, talks to The World about about the money promised to Haiti and where it all went. In the second part of this week’s podcast, Natalia Antelava reports from nothern India where skewed gender ratios have created a market for girl brides.

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1. A return to local actors. After a disaster, aid has always come first from friends and neighbors. It takes a minimum of 48 hours for aid to get in from outside, even in a wealthy country. So the first people to help are from the community itself.

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