Emergency response is not specifically addressed in this article, but the ideas of how patients interpret their disease is useful to emergency responders so they understand methods of gathering information and initial patient care.
This study was funded by Grants-in-aid for the Cancer Control Policy from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan.
The bibliography reflects the authors personal experience with humanitarian efforts & sexual violence treatment and through supplemental studies.
I followed up on the state of the Haitian government, the court case, and looked up more details about the USAID.
Financially they have to secure funding. They rely on private donations that may not always be consistent. They also have to maintain certified and experienced medical staff to provide care.. Finally the security and safety of their staff when they are in areas of conflict or high violence.
The Red Cross is seen as a positive in the public eye as a positive organization for the most part; however, there has been some negative news articles.
This article has been referenced in various other articles, primarly focused on societal effects after disasters.
Participants are subjected to a 30 minute in person or telephone in regards to their mental and physical health.
The Disaster Management Act of 2005 constitutes the responsibilites of the NIDM to be human resource development, capacity building, training, research, documentation and policy advocacy in the field of disaster management. The organization aims to promote disaster management as a high priority in the national goverment. They also aspire to create "a culture of prevention" pertaining to disasters that involves all stakeholders.
This article focuses on "chronic disaster syndrome," a condition that arises in the aftermath of a large scale disaster where factors from the disaster lead to perminant physical and mental changes in the lives of those effected.