Global Health Chapter 15: Natural Disasters

any occurrence that causes damage, ecological destruction, loss of human lives, or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community area

multi party, intra state conflict resulting in a humanitarian disaster which might constitute multi dimensional risks or threats to regional and international security i.e. Liberia Civil War

person outside his or her country of nationality; has a well founded fear of persecution bc of their race, religion etc; fearful to return to country bc of persecution

people forced to flee or migrate and leave their homes during a disaster or CHE but stay in the country in which they were living
-no legal definition or agency/organization responsible for them

droughts, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, heavy rains, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes

-take a long time
-sometimes groups that are fighting won't allow humanitarian assistance
-food shortages
-systematic abuse of human rights
-breakdown of publicly supported health systems
-unhealthy living circumstances in refugee camps

-diarrheal diseases, respiratory infections, measles, or malaria
-populations affected are generally poor

-assessment and surveillance
-safe and health environment
-food
-disease control