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Barry Pakes

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BIOGRAPHY

Barry Pakes is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He contributed an article on “Complex Humanitarian Emergency” to SAGE Publications’ Encyclopedia of Global Health (2008), and a version of this article was used for his Britannica entry on this topic.

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complex humanitarian emergency

Complex humanitarian emergency (CHE), type of disaster event that is caused by and results in a complicated set of social, medical, and often political circumstances, usually leading to great human suffering and death and requiring external assistance and aid. Complex humanitarian emergencies…

Publications (1)

Encyclopedia of Global Health (January 2008)

By Yawei Zhang

"A general reference for topics related to health worlwide, this encyclopedia is ambitious in its scope, with entries for specific diseases and conditions, geographical areas, health issues, biographical information, and organizations related to world health policy."
—CHOICE

"A useful, one-stop reference for health professionals and the general population alike that speaks to important changes and issues in global health; a foundation of knowledge essential for any...