Knowledge Management

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In this article, the writer notes that according to the World Health Organization, one of the tragedies of the current world environment lies in the fact that real solutions to health problems of the poor often do exist. But these solutions are not put in practice in the regions of the world where such solutions are most needed. The writer maintains that bridging the gap between what is known about how to heal, and how to help suffering persons, and what is currently being done in different areas of the world, is the goal of knowledge management. The writer discusses this issue with regards to the Sudan. The writer concludes that while knowledge management cannot heal all of the political problems of the region, at the very least it can provide refugees with some physical stability in terms of their security and health, and enable them to make a decision more safely and with better informative resources as to when and if to return to their homeland.

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"Currently, knowledge management is being used to provide assistance to Sudanese refugees in Africa. Information campaigns and 'go and see' visits to the area in question are being organized to help refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) make decisions as to whether it is safe for them to return to the Sudan. Knowledge management is also being used to help African refugees and IDPs sustain themselves until such repatriation efforts can be deployed."
"The International Organization for Migration signed a cooperation agreement with several African nations designed to help Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries and internally displaced persons (IDPs) return to their homes by air, road and river barge if they so desire. Because of the conflict in the Sudan, many residents have taken long-term temporary refuge in the neighboring states of Ethiopia and Kenya, in the Central African Republic."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Bridging the know-do gap of global health." The World Health Organization. 2006. [15 Dec 2006] <http://www.who.int/kms/en/>
• Hussfeld, Birgit (15 Dec 2006). "Agreement Will Help Sudanese Refugees and IDPs to Return Home Africa and the Middle East." IOM. 2006. [15 Dec 2006]http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/pbnAF/cache/offonce?entryId=12416
• "Migration and Displacement." IOM. 2006. [15 Dec 2006] http://www.iom.int/jahia/page355.html

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