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In conclusion, this research challenges the fatal effects of disasters by providing in-
struments to overcome some of the difficulties of disaster management. Swami Vive-
kananda cautions [26]:
“If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise.
Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure,
more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.”
Disasters cause a great deal of suffering, but through careful planning, evaluation and
the implementation of ongoing research, it is possible to achieve the aim of improving
disaster preparedness through keeping sufficient amount of aid supplies in pre-
positioned facilities in Somalia, at reasonable and affordable cost structures.
Acknowledgments. The authors thank the National Research Foundation and the
University of Pretoria for the financial support.
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