Rahul Singh, (born October 1970 in

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) is a Canadian paramedic and founder and Executive Director of

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, a

humanitarian relief Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and v ...

organization that provides

disaster relief Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...

in areas affected by

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or complex emergencies. Since founding GlobalMedic in 1998, Singh has led 30 international missions with the organization.

Honours

Singh’s work around the world has been widely recognized. For his work with GlobalMedic, Singh was named to the 2010

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list of "The World's Most Influential People". He was a recipient of “Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award” in 2009. The Globe and Mail included him on the list of “Canadians changing the world”, and he was chosen by the Toronto Star as one of 12 “Canadians changing the way we think.” In 2006, Prime Minister

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presented him with the ICCC’s “Humanitarian of the Year Award.” In 2012, he was made a member of the

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References

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