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CloseDanger Ahead: Complex Emergencies Century
July 9, 2011
Frederick Burkle Jr. Senior Woodrow Wilson International Scholar for 2008
The brutal ethnic wars that erupted at century's end brought a new scourge in their wake: the complex emergency. These are long – lasting challenges to public health caused by the destruction of warfare. Given that both a nation's political infrastructure and public health systems may be devastated at conflicts' end both security and medical services may require lengthy external support. Frederick Burkle, a veteran participant in these interventions describes what is needed.
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Frederick "Skip" Burkle
Former Senior Scholar;
Professor (Ret.), Senior Fellow & Scientist, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University & T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Read MoreProfessor (Ret.), Senior Fellow & Scientist, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University & T. H. Chan School of Public Health