Are donor allocations for humanitarian health assistance based on needs assessment data?

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-447

  von Schreeb, J ^a   Unge, C ^a   Brittain Long, R ^a   Rosling, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Donor allocations; Humanitarian assistance; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 54549089095     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690801902627     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Bradt, D. A. and Drummond, C. M. (2003) Rapid epidemiological assessment of health status in displaced populations-an evolution toward standardised minimum, essential data sets. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 18:1, pp. 178-185.
2. Darcy, J. and Hofmann, C. A. (2003)
3. de Ville de Goyet, M. (2006) Evaluation of the Adequacy, Appropriateness and Effectiveness of Needs Assessments in the International Decision Making Process to Assist People Affected by the Tsunami. Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC).
4. Development Initiatives (2006)
5. GHD (2003) Meeting Conclusions. The International Meeting on Good Humanitarian Donorship.
6. Guha-Sapir, D. (1991) Rapid assessment of health needs in mass emergencies: Review of current concepts and methods. World Health Statistics Quarterly, 44:3, pp. 171-181.
7. Loewenberg, S. (2005) Why did helping Niger take so long?. Lancet, 366:9491, pp. 1067-1068.
8. Olsen, G. R., Carstensen, N. and Høyen, K. (2003) Humanitarian crises: What determines the level of emergency assistance? Media coverage, donor interests and the aid business. Disasters, 27:2, pp. 109-126.
9. Redmond, A. D. (2005) Needs assessment of humanitarian crises. British Medical Journal, 330:7503, pp. 1320-1322.
10. Sida (2001)
11. Smillie, I. and Minear, L. (2003) The Quality of Money.
12. Toole, M. J. (1994) The rapid assessment of health problems in refugee and displaced populations. Medicine and Global Survival, 1:4, pp. 200-207.