Abstract: . . .  Sudan. Before taking on the challenge of humanitarian aid work, Mr Verboom worked as a business consultant advising organisations on Project Management, Quality Improvement and Strategic Development. Medair regularly recruits professional managers and administrators for its humanitarian projects. The organisation also has opportunities for business partners and sponsors. For more information: www.medair.org or feed-back: david.verboom@medair.org  . . .
. . .  can be overestimated as the solution to all the sector’s quality problems. ISO 9001 is just one additional tool that can help evaluate and improve certain aspects of quality performance. It should not be overestimated as the solution to all the quality problems the sector is facing. Conclusion ISO 9001 can be a helpful additional tool for the humanitarian aid sector, as long as it is applied in a contextual, considerate, balanced and appropriate manner. If so applied, it has the potential to improve self-regulation of the sector, to refocus the activities onto the humanitarian imperatives, . . .
. . .  be overestimated as the solution to all the sector’s quality problems. ISO 9001 is just one additional tool that can help evaluate and improve certain aspects of quality performance. It should not be overestimated as the solution to all the quality problems the sector is facing. Conclusion ISO 9001 can be a helpful additional tool for the humanitarian aid sector, as long as it is applied in a contextual, considerate, balanced and appropriate manner. If so applied, it has the potential to improve self-regulation of the sector, to refocus the activities onto the humanitarian imperatives, . . .
. . .  situations at field level, initially as logistician and programme coordinator in Somalia, Chechnya and Armenia and later as Country Director in Sudan. Before taking on the challenge of humanitarian aid work, Mr Verboom worked as a business consultant advising organisations on Project Management, Quality Improvement and Strategic Development. Medair regularly recruits professional managers and administrators for its humanitarian projects. The organisation also has opportunities for business partners and sponsors. For more information: www.medair.org or feed-back: david.verboom@medair.org . . .
. . .  overestimated as the solution to all the sector’s quality problems. ISO 9001 is just one additional tool that can help evaluate and improve certain aspects of quality performance. It should not be overestimated as the solution to all the quality problems the sector is facing. Conclusion ISO 9001 can be a helpful additional tool for the humanitarian aid sector, as long as it is applied in a contextual, considerate, balanced and appropriate manner. If so applied, it has the potential to improve self-regulation of the sector, to refocus the activities onto the humanitarian imperatives, and . . .
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