Humanitarian relief aid “versus” development: Should they be so far apart?

Authors

  • Lynda Redwood-Campbell, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DTMH, MPH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2009.0011

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Author Biography

Lynda Redwood-Campbell, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DTMH, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

References

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World Health Organization: Health action in crisis. Available at http://www.who.int/hac/about/en/index.html. Accessed February 20, 2009.

World Health Organization: Risk reduction and emergency preparedness: WHO six year strategy for the health sector and community capacity development.Available at http://www.who.int/entity/ hac/techguidance/preparedness/emergency_preparedness_eng.pdf. Accessed February 24, 2009.

Canadian International Development Agency: Sustainable development strategy. Available at http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/ CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/RAC-1129144152-R4Q. Accessed October 11, 2008.

World Health Organization:World Health Report 2008, Primary Health Care—Now More than Ever. Available at http://www.who. int/whr/2008/en/index.html. Accessed October 20, 2008.

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Published

03/01/2009

How to Cite

Redwood-Campbell, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DTMH, MPH, L. “Humanitarian Relief Aid ‘versus’ Development: Should They Be so Far Apart?”. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, Mar. 2009, pp. 73-75, doi:10.5055/ajdm.2009.0011.

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