title: Complex, humanitarian emergencies: III. Measures of effectiveness.
abstract: Complex humanitarian emergencies lack a mechanism to coordinate, communicate, assess, and evaluate response and outcome for the major participants (United Nations, International Committee of the Red Cross, non-governmental organizations and military forces). Success in these emergencies will depend on the ability to accomplish agreed upon measures of effectiveness (MOEs). A recent civil-military humanitarian exercise demonstrated the ability of participants to develop consensus-driven MOEs. These MOEs combined security measures utilized by the military with humanitarian indicators recognized by relief organizations. Measures of effectiveness have the potential to be a unifying disaster management tool and a partial solution to the communication and coordination problems inherent in these complex emergencies.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu 96826, USA.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burkle
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: McGrady
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Newett
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Dworken
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lyerly
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Natsios
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lillibridge
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004630:Emergencies; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012066:Relief Work / Q000592:standards*