International Humanitarian Aid

Abstract

International relief in the health sector represents support to the affected countries, especially in the face of the
occurrence of natural phenomena that generate multi-hazard events, such as the El Niño Phenomenon. When the response
capacity of the operators up to the regional government is exceeded, level IV and V of national emergency can be declared
activating response mechanisms in the central level instances and concomitantly in international cooperation through the
National Humanitarian Network. International relief is deployed based on criteria that are taken into account by global
response mechanisms, such as responding to real needs, establishing coordinated efforts, availability in the shortest time, an
available logistics chain, and meeting immediate needs; criteria that seek to reduce the deaths and suffering of people in the
affected area. Likewise, making available to the countries the multi-threat response framework, emergency medical teams and
the resources that are required by the country, makes it possible to diversify operations, depending on the needs and timing of
the aid required by the affected country, according to to global availability. It should be remembered that the interventions
carried out with the support of cooperation seek to complement the efforts made by the government and its health sector, so it is suggestive to generate an exit or transfer strategy to move from response to recovery and finally development.