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4 minutes to save the world

How Aid Works by Adam Corcoran

Aug 14, 201636:00Government & Organizations

Every minute is a matter of life or death when a disaster strikes or a conflict breaks out. Aid workers are in a race against time: whether to treat the ill and injured before it's too late or get relief supplies to inac...

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