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Modelling Health Information during Catastrophic Events - A Disaster Management System for Sudan
Stockholms universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap.
2017 (Engelska)Ingår i: IST-Africa 2017: Conference Proceedings / [ed] Paul Cunningham, Miriam Cunningham, International Information Management Corporation Limited, 2017, s. 1-9Konferensbidrag, Publicerat paper (Refereegranskat)
Abstract [en]

There is an increasing trend of disastrous events during past decade with significant damage in terms of lives, infrastructure, economics and environment. Disastrous events are affecting communities worldwide and, apart for the actual and personal suffering involved, can fundamentally disrupt societal functions for many years. This is particularly the case in already vulnerable regions, which often require external assistance of various kinds. In order to reduce catastrophic effects of disasters, disaster mitigation measures and crisis reduction must be systematically planned and managed. This includes correct damage assessment, fast, efficient and prepared responses, adequate resource allocation and organisation of the relief processes. Obviously, the conditions and abilities to implement such measures are very different in various locations, where regions have particularly severe conditions. In this paper, we discuss crisis management in Sudan and highlight the need for national and regional disaster management processes and activities as well as general framework for the design of an efficient disaster management program in Sudan.

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International Information Management Corporation Limited, 2017. s. 1-9
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Disaster management, Information system, Decision support, Decision making
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Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik
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data- och systemvetenskap
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-150245DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2017.8102390ISBN: 978-1-905824-57-1 (tryckt)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-150245DiVA, id: diva2:1166037
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2017 IST-Africa Week Conference, Windhoek, Namibia, May 30 - June 2, 2017
Tillgänglig från: 2017-12-14 Skapad: 2017-12-14 Senast uppdaterad: 2022-02-28Bibliografiskt granskad

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