Aid organisations using technology to help Syrian refugees in the Middle East
Source:
Dr John Haskew, WHO
Aid organisations are permanently evaluating and monitoring refugees. Rather than a clipboard, aid workers today enter data directly onto a mobile device.
When refugees arrive at the Zaatari camp in Jordan, UNHCR gives them a SIM card from a local mobile network. This not only ensures that new arrivals are connected, but also that UNHCR has a database of contact numbers.
In this picture, a hospital physician uses a mobile device for reporting in Erbil, Iraq.