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ERU EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS. what?. specialised personnel standardized equipment in support of local national Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC/RC). when?. large emergency operations maximum 4 months then handover to local national RC/RC. how?. disaster
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what? • specialised personnel • standardized equipment • in support of local national Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC/RC)
when? • large emergency operations • maximum 4 months • then handover to local national RC/RC
how? disaster request of RC/RC from affected country International Federation (IFRC) coordination FACT assessment deployment of ERU’s
types • health • basic health • rapid deployment hospital • referral hospital • water & sanitation • base camp
types • relief (distribution of food & non food items) • logistics • IT & Telecom
health ERU basic health care • basic & essential curative, preventive & community health care
health ERU • operational within 48 hrs, during max 10 days • first aid, triage, medevac rapid deployment hospital
health ERU referral hospital • surgical & medical care • for population up to 250000 people
water & sanitation ERU • treatment & supply of water • basic sanitation
relief ERU • distribution of emergency supplies (plastic sheets, blankets, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, …)
logistics ERU • reception, storage & forwarding of relief items
IT & Telecom ERU • communication • in operations between ERU’s • with IFRC Geneva
base camp ERU • living & working space for RC staff
who? • cooperation between • Belgian RC • Netherlands RC • Luxembourg RC • joint Relief ERU
what? • areas of cooperation • human resources • funding • equipment
what? • areas of cooperation • training • preparation • deployment
when? • upon request of IFRC • mixed team of 4 people • max 4 months • team rotation every 4 weeks
human resources • 80 BENELUX volunteers on the team roster • women & men of various occupation • monthly availability roster
training • ERU induction course • 1 week • every 2 year • refresher course • 3 days • every 2 year
preliminary activities • training personnel • purchase/packing • collective equipment (modular) • personnal equipment • funding
deployment • coordinated through BENELUX focal point • selection of team • in briefing • Admin & Log support for deployment
field activities • assessment ofneeds & beneficiaries
field activities • registration of beneficiaries
field activities • distribution of relief goods
field activities • reporting • distribution statistics to Geneva • team working to BENELUX focal point
field activities • coordination with • other ERU’s • humanitarian organisations
field activities • cooperation with local RC/RC • operations through local RC/RC • integration of local volunteers in ERU team
field activities • cooperation with local RC/RC • capacity building of local RC/RC • handover equipment at end of deployment to local RC/RC
BENELUX ERU deployments • MOZAMBIQUE 2007 • MADAGASCAR 2007 • PERU 2007 • HAITI 2008 • BURKINA FASO 2009
BENELUX ERU deployments • HAITI 2010 • PAKISTAN 2010 • TUNISIA 2011 • CHAD 2011
