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aid
(redirected from Humanitarian assistance)

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aid (ad) help or assistance; by extension, applied to any device by which a function can be improved or augmented, as a hearing aid.
first aid  the initial emergency care and treatment of an injured or ill person before definitive medical and surgical management can be secured.
hearing aid  a device that amplifies sound to help deaf persons hear, often specifically a device worn on the body.
pharmaceutical aid  see under necessity.
AID donor insemination (artificial insemination by donor).
AID
abbr.
artificial insemination donor
aid,
n assistance; support.
aid in physiotherapy,
n an agent used by the patient to cleanse the teeth and oral tissues and provide pseudofunctional stimulation of the gingival tissues to maintain periodontal health.
aid, speech therapy,
n a restoration, appliance, or electronic device used to improve speech.
aid, visual,
n a model, drawing, or photograph used to help the patient understand proposed treatment.
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With an informed and informative series of chapters ranging from "Preventing War and Forging Peace", to Humanitarian Assistance and Human Security", to "Intelligent Intervention for a Stable Peace", Professor Smith presents an eye-opening account of the direct association that she had with the North Korean peoples, particularly the famine that struck in the 1990's.
Hungry for Peace by Greenspan, Able / Reviewer's Bookwatch
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is offering courses in 2006 for nurses and others wishing to volunteer in humanitarian assistance settings.
HELP by Australian Nursing Journal
A DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF WORLD LEADERS convened on 5 April 2006 to harmonize efforts in development, humanitarian assistance and the environment across all the units of the United Nations system.
Panel on System-wide Coherence determined to streamline the UN system by UN Chronicle
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