02. The Complex Emergency Database

Activity

Please visit the CE-DAT database on www.cedat.be Links to an external site. and answer the following quiz questions.

Introduction

CE-DAT is a database of mortality and malnutrition rates - the most commonly used public health indicators of the severity of a humanitarian crisis. Field agencies use mortality and nutrition indicators to identify and measure the severity of needs in order to prioritize human and financial resources. These indicators have also been shown to be useful in monitoring the extent to which the relief system is meeting the needs of vulnerable populations and thus the overall impact and effectiveness of the relief system. The Centre for Research and Epidemiology of disasters (CRED) in Belgium has a long history of standardized data compilation, validation and analysis. It provides free and open access to its data through its websites. One of CRED’s core data products is the Complex Emergency Database: CE-DAT.