Title: Disaster relief 2.0 : the future of information sharing in humanitarian emergencies

Authors: Alspach, Andrew

Place: Washington, DC [etc.]

Publisher: United nations foundation (UNF) [etc.]

Year: [2011]

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: information technology, mobile telecommunication services, disasters, emergency medical services, information exchange, haiti

Abstract: The earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 saw for the first time members of the affected community issuing pleas for help using social media and mobile technologies. Around the world, ordinary citizens mobilized to aggregate and plot these pleas on maps and to organize technical efforts in response.

URL: http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions-files.org/gpgs_files/pdf/2011/DisasterResponse.pdf

Document type: E-Book/ E-Book Chapter