Haiti Disaster Tourism—A Medical Shame

The devastating Haiti earthquake rightly resulted in an outpouring of international aid. Relief teams can be of tremendous value during disasters due to natural hazards. Although nobly motivated to help, all emergency interventions have unintended consequences. In the immediate aftermath of the eart...

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Disaster Medicine - organization & administration
Disaster Planning - organization & administration
disaster tourism
Disasters
earthquake
Earthquakes
Editorial
Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration
Haiti
Health technology assessment
Humans
International Cooperation
Mass Media
Motivation
Relief Work - organization & administration
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