M Meier, B Oepen, W Horn, U Steinhoff, M Schütt
[Structured concept for the establishment of a broad and ambulatory care of patients with type 2 diabetes: one-year evaluation of a regional teaching organization]
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
reducing excess population mortality caused crises due armed conflict natural disasters existential aim humanitarian assistance extent deaths averted different humanitarian responses mostly unknown information gap arguably weakens governance accountability paper considers methodological challenges involved making inferences humanitarian assistances effect excess mortality outlines proposed approaches three possible measurement questions contributes inferential evidence presented 1 whether mortality remained within acceptable range crisis different direct estimation options presented 2 whether humanitarian response sufficiently appropriate performant avert excess mortality type contribution analysis requiring indepth audits design humanitarian services actual availability coverage quality 3 actual extent humanitarian assistance reduced excess deaths potentially complex question answer requiring application causal thinking careful specification exposure either quasiexperimental statistical modelling approaches combination verbal social autopsy methods proposed paper concludes considering possible packages methods could implemented different stages humanitarian response calls investment improved methods actual measurement