Humanitarian Disaster Response
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Language technology in humanitarian aid and disaster response
Every year, the U.S. military expends significant amounts of money and manpower providing humanitarian aid and disaster response (HA/DR) assistance to the developing world. While interpreters are usually available for programs such as the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP), there rarely are enough to provide the level of doctor-patient interaction those of us in the developed world have come...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Humanitarian Leader
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2653-1011
DOI: 10.21153/thl2020volno0art1021