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Mémoire
Bachelor thesis

The logistical challenges of humanitarian medical emergency action, especially war surgery in conflict area

    2016

78 p.

Mémoire de bachelor: Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2016

Aide sanitaire
Logistique
Aide humanitaire
Guerre
English Humanitarian assistance, which is not to be confused with development aid, is based on four important principles, which are humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. These values are shared by all humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for example. Both organizations are completely different in terms of intervention strategies but their final aim is common: to save human beings and alleviate suffering. Humanitarian logistics or the emergency supply chain is composed of the same steps as classical logistics, which are purchase, transportation, storage and distribution. However, these phases might differ due to their high complexity, the high number of actors involved or the smaller response time requirement. Moreover, humanitarian logistics need to be adapted according to the type of disaster. An armed conflict situation for example consists of sudden or slow man-made disasters, which require humanitarian workers to overcome many challenges. For instance, during the preparation phases (before the disaster); the lack of information, bureaucratic delays or the make / buy dilemma need to be analyzed and successfully overcome. Concerning medicine in conflict zones, both humanitarian organizations are present in emergency surgeries and need to find innovative and efficient ways of working. In order to fulfill the quality criterions fixed for surgery MSF has for instance created chirurgical units, which can be deployed within hours. The example of Syria is a good one as it is considered by many humanitarian actors as the worst crisis ever to resolve and to intervene in. One of the main difficulties of working in Syria is the security issue of the workers and civilians. These challenges force humanitarian organizations to assess their activities and therefore, to better themselves. In fact, learning from past mistakes and being able to self-assess is the only sustainable way of continuing to offer answers, which will efficiently fulfill needs. One solution to better humanitarian responses could be modeling. However, models contain pros and cons. It is very efficient in terms of reducing the response time with standardized e-preparation but models can be inflexible and require regular updates and improvements. Post-mortem analysis is also very important to assess the strengths and weaknesses of an intervention. This investigation helps identify changes, which need to be done.
Language
  • English
Classification
Economics
Notes
  • Haute école de gestion Genève
  • International Business Management
  • hesso:hegge
License
License undefined
Identifiers
  • RERO DOC 278190
  • RERO R008563799
Persistent URL
https://sonar.ch/hesso/documents/314572
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