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IFRC (International Federation of the Red Cross) SMS Disaster Management tool and high level IFRC contact

Last updated Mar 6, 2013. This is not confirmation of current availability; call before travelling.

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About this facility

Service: Temporary

Website

http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/beneficiary-communications/tera/

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Last updated Mar 6, 2013

The application is Trilogy Emergency Relief Application (TERA), which enables mass sending of SMS targeted to cell phone users in specific areas affected by particular emergencies (e.g., information about how to avoid, diagnose and treat cholera during an outbreak in a particular region, or where to get assistance when an earthquake has hit). It's a "beneficiary communications" initiative of the IFRC that was first used with some success in Haiti after the earthquake

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Worldwide

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Management and supply contacts are visible to signed-in volunteers with contact access.

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Created: Mar 6, 2013
Last updated: Mar 6, 2013