Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies questions with correct answers
What is a refugee? - Answer a person who flees outside his or her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail him- or herself of the protection of that country, or return there for fear of persecution"... accorded certain rights by international law What is an internally displaced person (IDP)? - Answer people who are forced to flee or migrate and leave their homes during a disaster or complex humanitarian emergency but stay in the country in which they were living... legal status is not as well defined as that for refugees What is crude-mortality rate? - Answer the proportion of people who die from a population at risk over a specified period of time What is co-morbidity? - Answer the presence of one or more additional disorders (or diseases) co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder; or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases. The additional disorder may also be a behavioral or mental disorder. What is the concept of a natural disaster? - Answer an emergency of such severity and magnitude that the resultant combination of deaths, injuries, illness, and property damage cannot be effectively managed with routine procedures or resources any occurrence that causes damage, ecological destruction, loss of human lives, or deterioration of
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