C.I.S.F.A.M.: Consolidated Information System for Famine Management in Africa - Phase One Report (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - World Health Organisation, 1987, 33 p.)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1: Famine, Health and Relief: Issues and Observations

1.1. The African Food Crisis

1.2. Famine Relief, Health and Development: Policy Issues

CHAPTER 2: CISFAM: An Experimental Information System

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2.1. Background and Rationale

2.2. Typology and Framework

2.3 Overview of the Databases Examined

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Limitations and Caveats in the Data

2.4 Data Source Agencies and Negotiations

CHAPTER 3: Information Systems, Databases and the CISFAM Project: Overview of General Findings

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3.1 GRID Technology Applied to CISFAM Data: Image Processing Potential

3.2 CISFAM Informatic Considerations

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3.2.1. Computer Software Use and Development: An Overview of Low-cost Options

3.2.2. Hard and Software Capabilities and Needs: CRED

CHAPTER 4: Plan of Activities: Phase I and II

4.1. Work in Progress: Phase One

4.2. Future Plans: Phase Two

Findings and Conclusions