Deck 16: Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

Question 1

A complex humanitarian emergency (CHE) in a low-income country:

A) Can normally be handled by the affected country alone
B) Is generally beyond the capacity of the affected country to address effectively
C) Usually requires just a small amount of outside help to address
D) Is generally something for which such countries are well prepared in advance

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A refugee is:

A) A person who leaves their home
B) A person who leaves their home and crosses an international border to find refuge from perceived political, economic, or other threats
C) A person who leaves their home to live elsewhere within their own country
D) None of these are correct

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An asylum seeker is:

A) A person who leaves their home for another country
B) A person who leaves their home for another country in which they formally seek to leave due to perceived political, economic, religious or related threats to them
C) A person who seeks help within their own country for fear of persecution
D) A person who seeks refuge in another country

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The UN agency broadly responsible for refugees is:

A) UNICEF
B) UNDP
C) UNHCR
D) WHO

Question 5

It has become common in CHEs for groups engaged in conflict to:

A) Harm civilians
B) Use rape as a "weapon of war"
C) Harm health workers
D) All of these are correct

Question 6

Some of the indirect effects of CHEs could include:

A) Damage to roads and water systems
B) The loss of livelihoods
C) Damage to crops
D) All of these are correct

Question 7

Which is the least true about the health effects of earthquakes?

A) They produce a lot of traumatic injuries quickly
B) They have little effect on health after they are over
C) They can lead to many long-term disabilities
D) They can significantly damage health infrastructure

Question 8

An important document that sets the basis for much humanitarian relief work is:

A) The Care Project
B) The Relief Project
C) The Sphere Project
D) The Humanitarian Project

Question 9

Those most likely to die in the early stages of most CHEs outside of Europe have been:

A) Children
B) Women
C) Men
D) There has been no consistent pattern in the deaths from such CHEs

Question 10

Approaches to addressing the health effects of CHEs could include:

A) Forward positioning of supplies near countries prone to CHEs
B) Creating disaster preparedness plans
C) Enhancing the evidence base for action and the training of those who will be involved in such action
D) All of these are correct

Question 11

A consistent issue in humanitarian relief in health has been:

A) Coordination of relief efforts across agencies
B) Ensuring that this work is done in professional
C) Ensuring that this work is done in evidence-based ways and is as cost-effective as possible
D) All of these are correct

Question 12

Complex humanitarian emergencies can include:

A) War, famine
B) Floods, tsunamis
C) Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
D) All of these are correct

Question 13

An internally displaced person is:

A) Someone who leaves their home
B) Someone who leaves their home because of forced displacement of perceived political, economic or other threat but who has not crossed an international border
C) Someone who leaves their home to live in another country
D) None of these are correct

Question 14

More than 90% of the disaster related deaths in the world occur in:

A) Asia
B) Latin America
C) Low- and middle-income countries
D) Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 15

Some of the typical characteristics of CHEs are:

A) Their effects can be of long duration, many people are disrupted
B) They tend to be concentrated and of short duration
C) They have only direct effects
D) The indirect effects are usually minimal

Question 16

The number of natural disasters seems to be:

A) Decreasing
B) Increasing
C) Staying about the same
D) There is no consistent pattern in the number of natural disasters

Question 17

Most deaths from volcanoes result from:

A) Lava flows
B) Flooding
C) Mud and ash
D) Fire

Question 18

Which is the least true about tsunamis?

A) They can kill a substantial number of people quickly
B) They usually lead to many people with long term physical disabilities
C) They usually kill by drowning
D) They can damage considerable property, even far inland

Question 19

Some of the health issues most concerning in the early days of a refugee camp are:

A) TB, HIV
B) Cholera, Measles
C) Hepatitis, Mental health
D) Cardiovascular disease

Question 20

A trigger for the health effects of a CHE is when:

A) The death rate among a refugee population is above normal
B) The crude death rate is twice the normal rate
C) The crude death rate is four times the normal rate
D) The crude death rate is six times the normal rate