Comments re. Japan response:
Mark Salter
UK Health Protection Agency
March 16
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The thousands of displaced individuals in Japan fall, some would say, between refugees more commonly arising from war and famine in developing countries and those attending larger mass gatherings seen in developed countries.
What they have in common is a need for access to health care and logistical support based on a comprehensive risk assessment.
Expertise across VIAG is prehaps best placed with national autorities and others to contribute to risk assessments in relation to large numbers of the physical able who are displaced from normal services, and prioritising needs.
[...] We can offer a lot but need a focus! Who should focus, tell those who might need what we can offer?
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[Ed note: one of the purposes of opening all these emails up to a public forum is to solicit answers from you to that last question. In the meantime, all collected responses will be analysed and forwarded where relevant to the appropriate contacts].
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