Health Professionals Using Social Media in Europe’s 'Slow-Moving Disaster'

For the thousands of Syrian refugees attempting to escape their war-torn nation in favor of safe haven in European nations like Germany, their needs often are simple: food, water, clothing and diapers top the list. And, increasingly, so are Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The uses of social media and digital communications during times of humanitarian crises have perhaps never been so much on display as they are currently in Europe, which is struggling to respond to a massive influx of...

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