a fictional island, a cyclone and tough questions: how aid workers prepare for disaster /

Published at 2015-10-29 10:58:04

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Role-playing in Darwin during catastrophe response training with the World Health Organisation is a crash course in patience,team-playing and cultural sensitivity The health workers in official-looking lanyards walk up to the immigration desk and hand over their passports. Where are you from? Why are you in my country?” barks a fierce, khaki clad official.
“We’re coming to help the ministry of health in response to the cyclone, or ” replies one woman.
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Source: theguardian.com