Some of the earliest activities were urgent responses to emergencies: the delivery of medicines and vaccines, the containment of outbreaks, and the provision of relief to refugees.
最早期的一些活动是对突发事件的紧急反应：分发药物和疫苗，控制疫情以及向难民提供救济。
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Earmarking funds is a really good way of hobbling relief organizations and ensuring that they have to leave large piles of money unspent in one place while facing urgent needs in other places.