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Complex, Humanitarian Emergencies: III. Measures of Effectiveness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Frederick M. Burkle Jr. ,
Katherine A.W. McGrady ,
Sandra L. Newett ,
John J. Nelson ,
Jonathan T. Dworken ,
William H. Lyerly Jr. ,
Andrew S. Natsios  and
Scott R. Lillibridge
Frederick M. Burkle Jr.*
Affiliation:
Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Public Health, Chairman, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii
Katherine A.W. McGrady
Affiliation:
Research Staff, Center for Naval Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia
Sandra L. Newett
Affiliation:
Research Staff, Center for Naval Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia
John J. Nelson
Affiliation:
Center for Naval Analyses Representative, First Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
Jonathan T. Dworken
Affiliation:
Center for Naval Analyses Representative, Third Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan
William H. Lyerly Jr.
Affiliation:
Bureau for Africa, Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Andrew S. Natsios
Affiliation:
Vice President and Executive Director, World Vision Relief and Development, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Scott R. Lillibridge
Affiliation:
Disaster Assessment and Epidemiology Section, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia
*
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1319 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826USA
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Abstract

Complex humanitarian emergencies lack a mechanism to coordinate, communicate, assess, and evaluate response and outcome for the major participants (United Nations, Intenational Committee of the Red Cross, non-governmental organizations and military forces). Success in these emergencies will depend on the ability to accomplish agreed upon measures of effectiveness (MOEs). A recent civil-military humanitarian exercise demonstrated the ability of participants to develop consensus-driven MOEs. These MOEs combined security measures utilized by the military with humanitarian indicators recognized by relief organizations. Measures of effectiveness have the potential to be a unifying disaster management tool and a partial solution to the communication and coordination problems inherent in these complex emergencies.

Keywords

humanitarianInternational Committee of the Red Crossliaisonmeasures of effectivenessmilitarymilitary medicinemorbidity ratesmortality ratesnongovernmental organizationsoutcomesecuritytransportationUnited Nationsviolencewater
Type
Special Reports
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 48 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1995

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