Citation

O'Dempsey T, Munslow B. Int. J. Health Plann. Manage. 2009; 24(S1): S21-S29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/hpm.1020

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The 'Emergency Relief--Rehabilitation--Development' model is highly problematic, especially in fragile states which fluctuate in and out of crisis. Lack of definition as to what constitutes a humanitarian emergency and the absence of rules of engagement of NGOs and donors further complicates the problem. Restricted mandates and budgets of institutions and funding bodies lead to gaps in the provision of health services for affected populations. Reducing the gap between emergency and developmental healthcare requires approaching the issue from both sides, recognizing that the emergency-development gap is not a single uniform entity but a complex dynamic of heterogeneous gaps. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.