Needs assessment of humanitarian crises

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Introduction As many as two billion people are at risk of or exposed to crisis conditions, and some 20 million people live in such conditions. Communities are exposed to crisis conditions when local and national systems are overwhelmedand are unable to meet their basic needs. This may be because of a sudden increase in demand (when food and water are in short supply) or because the institutions that support communities are weak (when government and local services collapse because of staff shortages or lack of funds). Triage of patients in a refugee camp on the Iran-Iraq border Crises can be triggered by: Sudden, catastrophic events—such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, or industrial incidents Complex, continuing emergencies—including the 100 or so conflicts currently under way, and the many millions of people displaced as a result Slow onset disasters—such as widespread arsenic poisoning in the Ganges delta, the increasing prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS, or economic collapse.

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