Avoiding Consequences of Unsolicited Donations Australian study looks at donor behavior and effective messaging A recent study by the Australian Council for International Development took a behavioral research approach to survey 1,000 subjects who had or were considering sending UBDs (unsolicited bilateral donations) to areas in crisis.
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Providing Relief to Patients in the Aftermath of a Disaster PQMD Member Bristol-Myers Squibb Responds to Puerto Rico On the morning of September 20, 2017, a new chapter of history opened in Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria began her barrage against the island, altering the lives of
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PQMD Members Continue to Respond to Devastation Left by 2017 Hurricane Season The 2017 hurricane season is one to be remembered: Harvey, Irma, and Maria collectively devastated Texas, Florida, parts of Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and much of the Caribbean. And now, a year after one of the
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Social Media Provides Vital Assistance in Response to Kerala Flooding Response to the flooding in the Southern Indian state of Kerala last month received an unexpected boost – thousands of citizens used social media and mobile technology to organize and mobilize assistance to the disaster. Large organizations
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New Ebola Cases in Democratic Republic of Congo Country declared free of Ebola one week ago On July 24, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared the country’s Ebola outbreak in the Equateur province was over. The outbreak was controlled quickly and
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Finding the Right Words to Help Rohingya Refugees The nonprofit Translators Without Borders, in partnership with UNICEF and Oxfam, developed an online glossary resource for aid workers working in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. The mobile phone app includes terms and translations into the five languages spoken
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World Health Organization Expects To Declare End of Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo The World Health Organization expects the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be officially over on July 24th. That date marks 42 days, or two incubation periods of 21
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After Heat and Disease Deaths, WHO Seeking Access to Displaced Persons in Syria The World Health Organization is seeking access to 210,000 displaced people who fled fighting in southern Syria. The displaced urgently need medicines and health services, and some require evacuation due to injury. Recent
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New Vaccine Used in Latest Ebola Outbreak Last week, health workers from the World Health Organization and their partners began administering vaccines in the northwest regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 49 suspected cases of Ebola have been reported there since early April and
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New Commitments Announced in Global Fight Against Malaria Government officials, private sector and NGOs announce new commitments in the fight against malaria today. The announcement also includes a call for commitment from the 53 Commonwealth nations to halve the number of malaria cases worldwide within the next
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