NURS1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Typhoid Fever, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Measles
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Topic 8 humanitarian aid in complex human emergencies. Low-income countries ae particularly vulnerable to complex humanitarian. Emergencies, and often international assistance when one occurs. Health professionals and ngos working in this context need to be aware of the impact of compassion fatigue on humanitarian aid. Low-income countries suffer disproportionately from the impact of conflict and disasters. They are more vulnerable due to factors such as: Existing social divisions (class, caste, gender, ethnicity, culture etc. ) Often, complex emergencies are also exacerbated by natural disasters . Humanitarian aid: a broad term to refer to providing relief to human beings and to reduce adverse impacts of conflict, insecurity and natural disasters on populations . It is intended to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after human-made crises and natural disasters. Recent examples of ches: afghanistan, syria, darfur, sudan. Relief supplies, medical, law and order, transport and communication. Usually neutral (regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, age, politics etc. )
