Humanitarian Aid Operations in Republica Srpska during Operation Resolute 2

Humanitarian aid operations in Republica Srpska during Operation Resolute 2.

The humanitarian aid experience of a unit in Bosnia is described. Data are presented for primary care clinics undertaken, showing the range of conditions and age of patients seen. The role of the civilian aid agencies involved is described, together with recommendations for future training requirements for similar operations.

Technological Innovation in Humanitarian Aid Allocation during Epidemic Situations

Medical repatriations from Operation Resolute (Bosnia).

Operation Resolute is a peace enforcement mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which commenced on 20 December 1995. During Weeks 1-26 of the operation a total of 405 British personnel were repatriated on medical grounds, out of a mean force size of 9,299. We analysed these repatriations by clinical category and according to final destination. In addition we carried out a focused analysis of the 87 me...

Challenging Operations: An Ethical Framework to Assist Humanitarian Aid Workers in their Decision-making Processes

INTRODUCTION This paper aims to raise awareness regarding ethical issues in the context of humanitarian action, and to offer a framework for systematically and effectively addressing such issues. METHODS Several cases highlight ethical issues that humanitarian aid workers are confronted with at different levels over the course of their deployments. The first case discusses a situation at a ma...

Comparative study on inter-organizational cooperation in disaster situations and impact on humanitarian aid operations

Given the increased numbers of disasters and humanitarian crises which occur in the face of diminishing global resources, the contemporary disaster management and humanitarian fields face greater challenges to optimize cooperation and coordination processes among actors as well as in ensuring and increasing humanitarian aid delivery performance. This research, by using two case studies, will co...