often, international disaster responses are limited by politics more than availability of equipment and personnel. the affected country, international relief organizations (e.g. the united nations), non-profit organizations or the country providing the emergency relief often cause delays or otherwise limit the providing of emergency medical facilities. all too often the needs of that organization or government come first. ideally, the situations should be quickly evaluated to determine what help is needed by those trained to do so. then, the response should be based on humanitarian needs and not political considerations.