Essays on Red Cross

Development of long-term recovery plan following a disaster is an essential and complicated process. Communities affected by a disaster need to measure its impact before formulating a plan. The preparation can last for several months since it needs enormous resources. Hurricane Katrina remains the most destructive natural disaster in United States' history. It affected several areas in the country (Pratt, 2016). Communities in New Orleans city were the most affected. The city is located along Mississippi River. Hurricanes and flooding are major sources of disasters. New Orleans has been affected by other hazards such as drinking water pollution and ...

Usage of Nuclear Weapons in Legal Way Under Humanitarian Law

The legality of the usage of the nuclear weapons is the question of the fierce debate lasting for years. In fact, the usage of nuclear weapons from the political or economical concerns poses the risks to the living of the human. In this regard, the introduction of this type of weapon is deliberately controlled for the prevention of the possible harm to the life of the human on earth. In order to determine the legality of the usage of nuclear weapons, the author suggest to dwell on its notion provided in the current humanitarian legislation. The nuclear weapon represents ...

Q1. Prevention of Errors and Patient Management

Blood products are considered medications and thus should require the same level of precautionary measures as when a nurse administers a drug to a patient. Errors in blood product administration can be prevented by learning and adhering to applicable guidelines. According to the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT, 2011), a checking procedure should be undertaken for blood products prior to transfusion. The nurse must check that the blood group as indicated on the product is compatible with the patient’s blood group as indicated on the laboratory compatibility label (ANZSBT, 2011). In case there are ...

Natural disasters affect a large of people around the worked and this is rising because of climate change and the rising concentration of people inhabiting the areas that are more exposed to natural disasters. These natural disasters reduce the economic growth and a significant impact on poverty and social welfare, which affects the developing countries, and their most vulnerable populations. While natural disasters cannot be prevented, actions can be taken to reduce their human and economic costs. This paper looks at a large-scale natural disaster such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, the effect it had on the ...

Introduction

Life happens to come with many unprecedented and unpredicted disasters. Halfway across the world there are news of tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, and floods. News reporters give statistics of the many lives that are lost in such disasters and in many instances, the policy makers are not able to correctly determine the monetary value of property and businesses lost in such instances. Such happenings are taking place across the world and some of the greatest losers are business entities. Owing to these disasters and many more such disasters, business organizations have to think beyond the normal operations (Cobanoglu, Blasik, & Haley, ...

Influence of Social Media on Marketing Strategies

Influence of Social Media on Marketing Strategies There is no denying the fact that social media has a huge and valuable impact on people lives nowadays. Moreover, person’s ordinary lifestyle, habits, and desires often depend on content or discussions there. For instance, some posts in Pinterest may become a good reason to buy a new dress or a necessary gadget. Different tweets help users to express their opinions, expand their knowledge about situation in the world and follow some of the famous people. In addition, humans start to build their view on products and services by reading others ...

Business and Society

Business and Society

The American Red Cross was established in 1881 by Clara Barton as an independent organization supported by public donations and volunteerism. The organization’s primary mission is the provision of relief to disaster victims and help people to prepare for, prevent and respond to emergencies and disasters (ARC, 2012). According to the article, the organization has been criticized in the recent past because of critical and key ethical issues surrounding its operations. The organization, a non-profit humanitarian initiative, has been widely criticized for the way it handled two disasters in the American history (Gilliard & Khandekar, 2011). ...

Search and Rescue (SAR) is a practice done to salvage people from disasters. This practice is done by professionals who are specialized in particular disasters, for instance, following a hurricane or earthquake. These professionals serve to protect life to the best of their ability in each and every operation they encounter. As such, they need as much information before venturing into a potentially life-threatening disaster area. A mechanism is, therefore, required to provide all the necessary information to the SAR professionals. An excellent solution is this scenario would be an unmanned aerial vehicle that can record and relay real-time ...

Introduction

The Zika virus causes an illness known as Zika virus disease (Zika). The transmission of Zika virus occurs via the bite of an Aedes mosquito that is infected (CDC, 2016). Zika belongs to the genre Flavivirus and the WHO (2015) has identified it as “an emerging mosquito-borne virus.” The virus causes a mild illness that lasts a few days to a week (CDC, 2016; WHO, 2016). Thus, many people with the disease do not seek medical help. However, the greatest concern associated with Zika is microcephaly. This birth defect results from a Zika infection during pregnancy. This defect is ...

Flu is a viral disease that influences for the most part the nose, throat, bronchi and, once in a while, lungs. Disease typically goes on for around a week, and is portrayed by sudden onset of high fever, hurting muscles, cerebral pain and extreme disquietude, non-beneficial hack, sore throat and rhinitis (WHO, 2016). The name "flu" started in fifteenth century Italy, from a plague ascribed to "impact of the stars." The principal pandemic, or overall pestilence, that unmistakably fits the portrayal of flu was in 1580. No less than four pandemics of flu happened in the nineteenth century, and ...

Leadership concepts

Health communication professionals, as well as researchers, have developed a variety of tools and methods of intervention at the individual level of the behavioral process associated with health and to advance systematic improvement related to the preface of healthcare organizations and issues within society in general. Crucial illustrations were the formation of the Health Commission Division of the international commission Association. Current perspective on health communication includes analyses of communication processes from the vantage of senders, channel servicers, and feedback. These processes occur at the individual level of communication in health context or setting. At the individual level, health ...

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Service Management

Executive Summary Service organizations face numerous challenges in an attempt to please their users. Discontentment and un-satisfaction among service users may lead to the organization in question being unpopular. Organization management differs from one organization to the other. Importantly, an organization can learn from another on how to address certain challenges. This report focuses on two service organizations in a similar industry (American Health Organization and American Red Cross), in relation to CRP. Both organizations offer CRP trainings, in addition to helping victims. The approaches the two employ differ. This report seeks to analyze such differences ...

Fritch, Texas was the scene of a wildfire that devastated the small town on May 11, 2014. Prairie fires are not uncommon in the Texas landscape, but they have become more of a threat in recent years secondary to growing populations, the ways in which land is now used, and an ongoing drought in the state. In the nine-year span between 1995 and 2014, more than 157,000 wildfires were reported in Texas with almost 80 percent raging within two miles of residential communities (Warren). The population of Fritch was just over 2000 people. Unlike other small Texas towns ...

Organization Study

Background Information The American Red Cross is the humanitarian organization of the nation that focuses on addressing emergency and disaster cases happening in United Sates. The organization offers services in various areas namely domestic disaster relief, comforting military members and their families, offering communication services regarding emergencies and provision blood products. Besides, the organization also strives to provide education training on health and disaster preparedness (International Herald Tribune n.p). The organization has its headquarters in Washington D.C. This paper focuses on analyzing how the president and CEO of American Red Cross, Gail McGovern utilizes the key elements of organizational ...

Introduction

On 25th April 2015 the Himalayan country Nepal faced a devastating earthquake whose aftereffects are still felt by the Nepalese people. The earthquake turned out to be a huge catastrophe for the economically weak and less developed country of Nepal as they did not possess the financial, infrastructural and medical facilities to help their people out of the tragedy. The death tolls reached above 8,700 people while above 22,000 were left injured. From the 75 districts in the country, 31 were left impacted by the earthquake and around 14 were damaged heavily. The hardest hit districts saw ...

Introduction

Cyclones have been affecting populations throughout the world for a very a long time. From Southeast Asia, the Americas, the Western Pacific, and now so often the Island of Madagascar, cyclones have been having a significant influence on people, societies, and nations for centuries. For instance, over the last century alone, tropical storms have affected more than 629 million people and caused an estimated 1.33 million deaths in this timeframe (Doocy, Dick, Daniela, and Kirsch). Whereas the effects of cyclones on humans are widespread and devastating, studies show that this trend is poised to continue due to factors such ...

1. Emergency Disaster Response Moore, Oklahoma was the site of a massive tornado that eventually killed 24 people and injured 212 others on May 20, 2013. Due to the massive amount of damage in the area, critical health risks existed for the population. Every person in the immediate area of the tornado was placed at risk of impact injuries from flying and falling debris, electrocution and burns from fallen power lines, burns from uncontrolled fires, potential for heart attack from stress and physical exertion, psychological distress, injuries from falling, systemic disorders from eating or drinking contaminated food and water, ...

Contributions made by the United Nations to disaster management.

In the 21st Century, there has been the continuous increase in the disastrous occurrences. Any of these has been natural disasters while others are man-made disasters. A disaster is a disruption of the normal functioning of a given locality causing widespread and enormous human, material, economic or environmental losses exceeding the affected community's ability to cope with the losses. This means that the affected community may not be able to fund or handle the scope of losses and effects after the disaster using its resources which are limited. Disasters in this case mainly result from a combination of hazards, ...

Part 1: Review of the Organization

The American Red Cross - Orange County Chapter, is a humanitarian organization in the U.S that comprises of a team of volunteers. The organization is guided by the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and its Congressional Charter. American Red Cross operates on a strategic plan that guides its efforts and activities for a period. It seeks to address the changing needs for the region’s residents. Additionally, the plan and objectives provides the necessary steps that the organization undertakes to achieve its objectives. Finally, it assists the organization to achieve its mission effectively. The organization’s plans ...

Introduction

Much of the human suffering and economic disadvantages that occurred during the Great Depression (1929-1933) were a result of the boom mentality and unregulated business practices of the 1920s. People with a corrupt kind of business acumen exploited the weakest segments of society in the poorest regions. Praying on a naïve boom psychology, businessmen led a devastating attack on the Midwest that ultimately was not curbed by politicians or financial institutions until the middle 1930s. New businesses exploited weak government controls and took on many of the same exploitative practices as the Robber Baron businessmen of the 19th ...

Non-Profit Organization Report: Doctors Without Borders Introduction On Monday, February 15, 2016, in northern Syria, a 30-bed hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders was destroyed by two targeted airstrikes. Nine staff members and sixteen patients and their caregivers were killed. Later updates confirmed U.S.-led forces hit the facility four times (Dettmer; “At Least 25 Killed”). This event may be your only reference to this private, independent non-profit organization. It is important to know it provides extensive independent and impartial global medical humanitarian aid to those affected by epidemics, armed ...

Application of Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing

Overview Access to quality, safe and affordable care has been a major and challenging issue for many Americans. Healthcare sectors at the national, state, county and local levels push for a better health care delivery through the implementation of different programs aimed at improving the health of the population. Community health and population-focused nursing focus on establishing programs used by healthcare providers and stakeholders to ensure the community accesses safe, quality, and affordable care. The program makes health care available by focusing on a specific community and developing initiatives to promote health care in the whole community and not ...

The stand-off between the North Korea and the US about nuclear weapon development has been ongoing for long. Several issues surround the persistent threats by North Korea and its sudden interest in the development of nuclear weapons. Many parties have attempted to negotiate the end of the nuclear weapon and sale of ballistic arsenals (Forge 81-104). The efforts to denuclearize the world have been full of frustrations marred with the uncertain stalemate. At some points, there have been signs of progress, but all seem to be in vain after certain periods. It is important for the world powers to ...

Millennial moms

I will first thank and appreciate millennial moms for their consideration of our request for a charitable donation for an earthquake, which has hit the island of New Zealand. Describing our activities clearly, we are a new- generation agency that understands the current digital powered social network. This indicates that we are aware of what disasters victims are looking for and the trends that induce loyalty. I will also demonstrate that we have researched their history; we understand their mission and admire their values. Showing that we have conducted surveys, examined past campaigns, have studied market sentiments, and we ...

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HIV/AIDS has posed a great danger to most communities across the world especially in San Juan resulting to a lot of deaths being reported on a daily basis. What is worrying the most is the alarming rate at which people are being infected making most families lose their treasured love ones. The number of persons who were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in San Juan by 2012 was estimated to be 19,067 (Jovet-Toledo et al., 2014). In 2013, it is reported that there were 743 new HIV infections while, in the US, it was 47,352 (Jovet-Toledo et al., 2014). ...

The Canadian Red Cross first funded Canadian Blood services in the 1930s. Over the years, blood donation in Canada had always been an unpaid activity. The reasoning behind such a philosophy was to ensure that the donors are not motivated by the desire to get money. Such a situation would place the health of donors at risk. The work of the CBS is to ensure a safe, national supply blood as well as blood products. For one to be an eligible donor an individual must be at least 17 years and weigh nothing less than 50 kilograms. Good health ...

Introduction: When a disaster strikes a community, there is widespread loss to human, animal, material or economic losses and a serious disruption of social and community function. The impact of the disaster does not recede with the cause of the disaster, and often cause far reaching and long lasting damages. In the absence of proper preparedness to face an upcoming disaster, the losses cause by the disaster can exceed the ability of the community to handle the losses. Effective disaster management will enable the community to minimize its damages, and enable effective restoration, once the cause of disaster recedes. ...

Organizations device divergent strategies to spot critical factors that would motivate its employees in delivering the best results in delegated activities. However, numerous cases exist of factors that jeopardize optimal production of employees in the form of motivational aspects (issues that show lack of motivation). Logically, a good and responsive employee is intrinsically motivated and does not wait for external pressures to push him/her to the limits of professional clearances. One particular issue is sub-standard performance in responsibilities. For instance, a recruiter mandated with the responsibility of acquiring fresh employees for a particular process in the American Red Cross ...

1. Public Relations & Non-Profit Organizations

Public relation is the face of any organization whether it is for profits making or a non-profit making organization. Public relation shapes the organization to what it is expected to be and for this reason, public relation is very important to any organization (Bowen, Rawlins & Martin, 2010). Non-profit organizations are also supposed to have a strong public relation because it assists the organization in very many ways. Taking for example the American Red Cross, it cannot exist on its own since it needs quite a number of facilities that will enable it to perform.

Public relation in this case helps the American ...

- What are the architect’s responsibilities/liabilities for these events?

The architect responsibility is to design and placement of columns in the building of the houses as the paper suggest.

- Should Citicorp have accepted the $250,000 credit to substitute welds for bolts Yes, because there was need to use bolt instead of welds. The use of weld was a bit expensive compared to bolt, and therefore, it was cheaper. And engineer Les messurier was the one who came up with that idea. - Who is responsible for shop drawings review/approval? How important is this function ...

Life is a boon to every living kind. It has been the system of nature that one depends upon others for their survival. The dependency can be in different format. It can be either for the food, support, and different other variables. Humans being the social creature are dependent upon one another for their survival. The dependencies are upon the biological and physical needs of people. One helps other upon their survival fulfilling their needs at various different levels.

Human body is composed of different organs sharing common features with other bodies. Unlike some organs, different biological units are classified ...

Introduction

This paper focuses on various tests to determine whether there is need for Red Cross to sort/classify the blood into the various blood types; type A, type O, AB, or B. The aim is to allow the Red Cross to know the supply of each blood type available at any time to help people in need. Another advantage of sorting the blood into various types is that blood can then be stored in a safe place under the right conditions to prevent the blood from spoiling. The paper begins with analysis of the Business Research Methods that emphasizes on testing ...

Management-Policy Brief

FAO has defined a policy brief as a succinct outline of a specific issue, the approach choices to manage it, and a few proposals on the best alternative. It is intended for government policymakers and other people who are occupied with defining or prompting policy. A policy brief is designed to do a number of things. Firstly, it ought to give enough foundation to the reader to comprehend the issue. This will enable the reader to be confident that he or she understands the subject matter at hand. Secondly, the brief policy should convince the involved party that the issue must be attended ...

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The Royal Voluntary Service Fund Raising Mix: An Analysis

Introduction Charitable organizations were established to address specific problems in the society by providing services or sustenance to those who are in need. The fundamental role such institutions encompass promotion of volunteerism in which the organizational members are working together to make a difference in the society. However, managing an organization that relies of contributions and donations are struggling to meet the financial demands of its activities given the extent of the social problem that the organization intends to address (Nonprofit Research Collaborative 2011). This is when fundraising becomes critically important in continuing the ...

Disasters most commonly elicit the response of city, local, state, and federal aid agencies to meet the mitigation of destruction during various phases of an emergency event. Public health legal authority, during a hazardous substance discharge, may call for both public and private agency involvement. Thrusting personnel and materials in the area must operate under the auspices of inter-jurisdictional protocol and legal authority. The objectives in this written exercise are to alert the learner, in anticipation of future professional behavior, about gaining an understanding for legal protocols in public health/hazardous emergencies while maintaining the highest levels of public safety during a ...

Introduction

This brief essay discusses Clara Barton’s early years at home and in government service, the era in which she lived, factors that shaped her character and future work, Civil War and other military activities and her public health efforts to establish and develop the American Red Cross organization.

Early Years

Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821 in Oxford, MA. She was the youngest of six children in her middle-class family and educated at home (Faust). Barton worked as a clerk and book keeper for her oldest brother while in school. She became a teacher at 15, taught ...

Event Response Plan Part 1 (Terrorist Event)

Event Response Plan Part 1 (Terrorist Event) Terrorist event is one of the most debated in the world today. Many people are being affected due to its disastrous effects, to which not only business are affected, but also the lives of the people. This event could happen anywhere at any time. The director of local emergency management in Small County has the responsibility in any event that is related to terrorism or terrorist attack. Being a small county means that there is a limited resources due to its small tax base. However, there are basic steps that can be taken ...

The American Red Cross, Its Goals and Ethical Values

The American Red Cross can be best described in three words: kindness, love, compassion. It has been synonym for help and refuge, rely and hope for more than a hundred years now. The organization conducts its activity throughout the globe helping people in different countries to survive natural disaster and recover from cataclysms. The American Red Cross covers several different areas such as “disaster relief, supporting America’s military families, lifesaving blood, health and safety services, international services” (The American National Red Cross, n.d.). It helps victims of tragedies that affect both large territory and a single family. The Red ...

Management Issues and Challenges Faced by UNICEF UK

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Executive Summary

UNICEF UK is a renowned international humanitarian organization whose operations have impacted on millions of children. The organization’s slow response to crises outside of the UK has placed it under immense scrutiny in ...

Discuss the challenges related to being a socially responsible business, and suggest ways these challenges can be overcome.

Corporate Social Responsibility especially concerning social welfare and the environment are important engagements for businesses. They improve the livelihoods of people especially in the target markets while empowering those people to support the business by acquiring more purchasing powers. However, some challenges stand in the way of the establishment of socially responsible businesses. These challenges include lack of uniform support from a business’s executives as well as the junior employees. When only a few people and not the entire business personnel support a given social responsibility issue, the projects suffer divided attention, denial of critical resources such as time, money ...

Introduction

The end of World War II has introduced an era where human rights were not only appreciated, but also considered inherited entitled. They were addressed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, as part of the International Bill of Human Rights, in December, 1948 (United Nations). According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 9, no person should be subjected to “arbitrary arrest, detention or exile” (United Nations). However, during wartime, the Fourth Geneva Convention is used, so to define detainees. There are many contradicting viewpoints, as to whether an ...

Personal entrepreneurial strategy exercise

Introduction Not everyone was born to be an entrepreneur. There are many tactics and skills that an individual needs to acquire for them to become successful in entrepreneurship. After undergoing a survey of how I personally feel about me being at an entrepreneurship level, the results I got were interesting, and they are laid out in this paper. According to my understanding, the term entrepreneurship means, total control over a company or business with the ability to make decisive decisions and lead others in an efficient and timely manner. Any individual who is willing to be an entrepreneur must ...

The world, today, is facing several issues and problems that pose a threat to the wellbeing of humanity. It is important for all humanity come together to find a solution to these global problems facing us. The gap between poverty and the wealth continue to rise between countries, and it is important to act early or risk an increase in poverty level throughout the world. The other issue facing us is protection of our environment as we seek better economic prosperity for developed and developing countries. Several other issues affecting us include global pandemics, drugs trafficking that pose major problems to ...

Introduction

International humanitarian law refers to a set of laws that seek to control the effects of armed conflict. It provides protection to people affected by conflict yet they do not participate in the conflicts. It accomplishes this by limiting the warfare methods and means. This law is part of the international law, which is a set of rules that govern relations among different states. International law is found in conventions, treaties and agreements between states. Additionally, the law is also contained in customary rules consisting of national practice and considered as general principles that are legally binding. This paper will ...

My thesis statement is that medical charities are utmost important for the nation as well as humanity in general as they help to cope with medical emergencies and necessities thus saving several precious lives and providing much needed medical help on time. This is the reason I have chosen medical charities from among the other charities to donate the sum of $10,000 at my disposal. For efficiently gauging which are the best medical charities, I have done some preliminary research by poring through their websites in detail supported by secondary research of going through their performance parameters and ...

Clara Barton was a nurse who dedicated her life to humanitarian efforts and founded the American Red Cross. Clara was born in 1821 and spent most of her early years with her parents on a farm. In the year 1838 she started teaching in a number of schools in Canada as well as in West Georgia where she had exemplary performance. She furthered her education in writing and languages at Clinton Liberal Institute in New York. She became the first person to open a free school in New Jersey, which had high growth in attendance under her leadership. She later left out of ...

September 11 attacks

September 11 attacks, also referred to as 9/11, is a series of commercial airplanes hijacking and suicide attack committed by 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group, Al-Qaeda against the United States (Pandya, 2013). The planes were carrying 11, 4000 gallons of jet fuel, which experts claim that the objective of the militants was to take control of the planes once they were airborne and turn them into weapons of mass destruction (Pandya, 2013). The attack targeting the U.S. was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on the American soil in the history of the world. The attacks against ...

Globalization entails the interaction and integration of people, organizations and even governments from all parts of the world. This is a process that is driven by the desire to promote equality and oneness of all human beings. Many organizations from around the world have taken advantage of technology and have globalized their goods and services. One such organization is the American Red Cross. The organization has gone on to use the internet and has set a website with which it reaches out to all Americans and the rest of the world. In the website, there is information about the services they ...

Article Summary:

Magazine: Occupational Health & Safety, 2014 Article: “Training to Make the Workplace Safer” by Jonathan L. Epstein Summary of the Article: The article entitled “Training to Make the Workplace Safer” written by Epstein (2014) presented pertinent information about the importance of knowledge on first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and training on the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) in the work setting. The author initially narrated a crucial life-saving experience where a woman who apparently collapsed in a parking lot was strategically saved by two supervisors from a nearby construction site. The publication of the article reportedly coincided with ...

The American Red Cross is one of the United States premier humanitarian organizations, dedicated to ease human suffering especially during emergency situation. The organization was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881 in Washington D.C and has since then provided relief to other people. One of the American Red Cross program is the blood collection, processing and distribution. This program was first introduced during the Second World War by Dr. Charles Drew, in order to saves the lives of the American soldiers who were wounded in the battle field. After the war, a nationwide blood donation plan was initiated, ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was created in 1863 in Switzerland as a private agency to provide relief to war detainees (Forsythe, 2005). Originally its role was to be a humanitarian agency in times of trouble but then it took over a lot of subsidiary roles like taking care of combatants, civilians in distress, political prisoners and people separated from their families because of conflict(Forsythe, 2005). The International Red Cross functions under the basic principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, universality, unity, and voluntary service(ICRC, 1986).

Mission of the Red Cross

The core mission of the Red Cross in recent times has ...

Philosophy is an experience

The experiences that Marcel faced in life made him to have a perception that philosophy is truly an experience. Marcel lived in a time when the world faced the worst ever experiences; the world wars. With an unfit body to join the military, Marcel was deemed to join the Red Cross. He worked as a Red Cross official for the better part of the WW1. His job was to obtain news from the wounded and the missing soldiers. It is these experiences in life that changed Marcel view on the world and how he viewed philosophy. During the war, Marcel developed empathy. ...

Introduction

Organ trade is a term used to describe a process or operation that involves two individuals, the first one being the donor of the organ and the second one being the receiver of the donated organ, or the one who needs it. There can be many reason why a person would want or need to undergo an organ transplantation surgery and one of the most common reasons are those that are related to medical health and safety. An individual who has been suffering from chronic diabetes, among other individuals whose kidneys are at high risks of failing, for example, may be ...

Natural disasters occur in the planet from time to time. One of the greatest natural hazards that places on Earth can experience is the typhoon. A typhoon is a dangerous natural disaster which could bring great amount of devastation. In 2013, the Philippines experienced a major disaster due to the typhoon named Haiyan, based on its international name, which is considered as one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded. The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the hazard and impact of the typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This paper also opts to analyze the mitigation strategy and the recovery ...

Abstract

Natural disasters have always happened and will continue to happen. Unfortunately, there is a major difference in how developed countries prepare for and respond to natural disasters, compared to developing countries. When a disaster hits a developing country, the death rates are much higher than in a developed country, the recovery period takes longer and the long term economic impact is more severe. This paper looks at the causes for the differences and addresses steps a developing country can take to be better prepared for and respond against potential natural disasters. There is a distinct difference in the terminology disaster professionals use between the ...

Introduction

Employees are the most important internal shareholders for the organizations, as they are the one who gives their time and efforts for the sustainability of the organization. In return, they need something that will satisfy their inner appetite completely (Dunne and Morris, 2008). There are two important types of rewards that can be given by the organizations to their employees, known as Intrinsic Rewards and Extrinsic rewards. Bonus, Perks and Remuneration are some of the important parts of extrinsic rewards. The think tanks of organizations always try to deliver the best employment services to their employees by managing the ...

International Humanitarian Law

International Humanitarian Law The International Humanitarian Law also known as the Law of Armed Conflicts or the Laws of War has rules that control armed conflicts. It controls the way war is conducted. The law seeks to protect people who do not take part in the warfare. International Humanitarian Law recognizes two types of conflict: international armed conflicts and non-international armed conflicts. A crucial distinction should be made between the two conflicts. Non-international conflicts are covered in the Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocol II. Article 13(2) of Additional ...

Introduction

The 20th Century witnessed a revolution of fashion and in fact, fashion design became a full-fledged profession during this period. The period saw the emergence of skilled designers who works became popular across the globe. Currently, fashion design is multibillion dollar industry with many designers from different parts of the world coming up with unique cloth designs. Fashion shows exhibiting the works of these designers are held on monthly and annual basis in big cities such as Paris, Milan, Rome, New York, Hong Kong, Berlin, and London and so on. One of the most famous designers of the 20th Century whose ...

Question 1

Grameen Bank is a microfinance institution that was founded by the father of the microfinance institutions, Muhammad Yunus, with the principle aim to offer small loans to the poor people. Although the loans from the microfinance as little, they are enough to start a viable business especially among women. After the introduction of this institution, the microfinance institutions have spread all in Africa, Asia, United States, Latin America and Eastern Europe. However, these institutions are commonly founded by organization such as World Bank and government. These microfinance institutions lend out money to groups of individuals but not to an individual. ...