During a large-scale humanitarian crisis, information is key. Coordination among relief agencies is essential, so that efforts are not duplicated and resources go where they are most needed.
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After three years of development, the military was done developing a new crisis-response communication tool. All that was left to do was to test the new communications and collaboration system in its element—disaster scenarios. The test, scheduled for this summer, was a simulated hurricane in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Then, last Tuesday, real disaster struck, rocking Haiti and sending relief organizations, governments, and people all… Continue
From: Jennifer Staple-Clark [mailto:jstaple@uniteforsight.org]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:01 AM
To: ericnoji@hotmail.com
Subject: Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale
Dear Eric Noji,
You and your colleagues and students may be interested in attending this Global Health & Innovation Conference. We would appreciate it if you could please forward this announcement to those who may be… Continue
Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 22, 2010 at 12:57pm —
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Synopsis: In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern-day knights travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors. Ed Artis, ...James Laws and Walt Ratterman inspire through deeds not words, in some of the most dangerous yet beautiful… Continue
To help US families reach relatives in Haiti, for the next two weeks, Google Voice is offering free calls to Haiti.
If you don't have a Google Voice account, you can request an invitation at www.google.com/voice.
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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 17, 2010 at 10:33am —
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This TV interview is from 20 years ago but the old adage, "The Golden 24 Hours" of search and rescue still pertains. 85-95% of live rescues are made during the first 24-48 hours after an earthquake. Beyond that, survivability drops precipitously.
From: WBAL-TV News Interview with Dr Eric K. Noji, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins… Continue
By Sara Inés Calderón
Facebook today announced the creation of its Facebook Fellowship Program for Ph.D. students in the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. This is a way for students to get… Continue
WHAT IS THE ALLHUMANITY GROUP? The AllHumanity Group is an international humanitarian organization uniquely positioned to deliver critical humanitarian aid through a combination of state-of-the-art internet television and in-country…
Welcome to CDCChatter.net, an unofficial blog for employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), external partners and others who are interested in CDC. This blog was established for CDC employees and others to post information, express opinions,… Continue
Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on December 26, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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NEW YORK, USA, 20 August 2008 – UNICEF has successfully tested the first two prototypes of the ‘Bee’, a mobile communication system developed by the Division of…
THE ALLHUMANITY GROUP A Comprehensive Humanitarian Vision
The AllHumanity Group wrote on December 12, 2009 at 11:34am
Comprehensive Humanitarian Vision
AllHumanity is based on an compelling humanitarian vision, backed by a founder who has spent over nearly fifteen years in full-time humanitarian activities.
AllHumanity‘s goal is to have a humanitarian presence in every location on…
Mark Zuckerberg
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9:23pm
It has been a great year for making the world more open and connected. Thanks to your help, more than 350 million people around the world are using Facebook to share their lives online.
To make this possible, we have focused on giving you the tools you need to share and control your information. Starting with the very first version of Facebook five years… Continue
BRAD STONE
Google addressed the press at an event at its headquarters on Monday, talking about its advances in mobile, real-time and social search. It’s unveiling several new features that could influence how people search the Web. One big change, live results from Twitter and other sites mixed in with the standard Web search results, is rolling out over the next… Continue
The book is a fascinating insight into today's Army, written by Gregg Jaffe and David Cloud. Jaffe is the Pentagon correspondent for the Washington Post and… Continue