Humanitarian assistance and accountability: what are we really talking about?

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Y S Andrew Tan, Johan Von Schreeb

Abstract

In the past two decades, there has been a worldwide increase in the number of disasters, as well as the number of people affected, along with the number of foreign medical teams (FMTs) deployed to provide assistance. However, in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, multiple reports and anecdotes questioned the actual, positive contribution of such FMTs and even the intentions behind these aid efforts. This brought on a renewed interest in the humanitarian community towards accountability. Between 2000 and 2012, the number of "Quality and Accountability" initiatives and instruments more than tripled from 42 to 147. Yet, to date, there is no single accepted definition of accountability in the humanitarian context. The aim of this report was to explore and assess how accountability in the humanitarian context is used and/or defined in the literature. The electronic database PubMed and a predefined list of grey literature comprising 46 organizations were searched for articles that discussed or provided a definition of accountability in the humanitarian context. The definitions found in these articles were analyzed qualitatively using a framework analysis method based on principles of grounded theory as well as using a summative c...Continue Reading

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Mar 19, 2015·Prehospital and Disaster Medicine·Y S Andrew Tan, Johan von Schreeb

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May 10, 2017·Prehospital and Disaster Medicine·Diana F WongFrank Archer
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Jun 18, 2019·Prehospital and Disaster Medicine·Diana F WongFrank Archer

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