Humanitarian Crises Hardcover by Jennifer Leaning M.D.

Product Details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press (1999-07-20)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 400 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674155152
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources and personnel stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises--large-scale, man-made catastrophes such as the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Zaire, and elsewhere. Waged within collapsing states, political and ethnic strife targets civilians, causes mass population dislocation and widespread human rights abuses, and impedes the efforts of relief organizations to respond effectively. Covering topics ranging from emergency public health measures to the psychological trauma of relief workers, this volume presents both a seasoned assessment of current practice and proposals for improving operational efforts in the future. The discussion also raises important questions relating to the definition and direction of the overall humanitarian mission.

About the Author

Jennifer Leaning is Director of the Harvard FXB Center and FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University.

Susan M. Briggs, M.D., is Attending Surgeon in General and Trauma Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.

Lincoln C. Chen is President of the China Medical Board.