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Greetings!
The Harvard Humanitarian is a monthly e-newsletter compiled by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) to publicize news, publications, and events in the Harvard community related to advancing responses to humanitarian crises of war and disaster. Please help us make this a robust resource by contributing your Harvard community news items via email.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Jennifer Leaning Named New Director of François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
 After an extensive international search, Jennifer Leaning has been appointed the new Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights. Former Director Jim Yong Kim was recently named president of Dartmouth College. The FXB Center is considered the first academic center to focus exclusively on the dynamic between issues of health and human rights, combining research and teaching with a commitment to service and policy development. To view an article in the Harvard Gazette about Leaning's new position, click here.
New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts
HHI Fellow Patrick Meier co-authored the UN Foundation's "New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts" which examines innovation in the use of technology for crisis response and emergency preparedness The report profiles organizations whose work is advancing the frontlines of innovation; offers an overview of international efforts to increase sophistication in the use of IT and social networks during emergencies; and provides recommendations for how governments, aid groups, and international organizations can leverage this innovation to improve community resilience. You can read the report by clicking here. The report was also featured in an article in Earth Times.
Jennifer Leaning Discusses Civilian Casualties on WGBH
Historically, war results in far greater casualties for civilians than for militant combatants. In the Iraq war, for example, for every U.S. military casualty, there are an estimated ten civilian deaths. On December 20, Dr. Jennifer Leaning discussed treating civilian victims in conflict zones and advocating on their behalf on WGBH's Humankind. Listen now (for purchase).
Patrick Meier on New Hampshire Public Radio
On December 9, the Co-Director of HHI's Crisis Mapping and Early Warning Program, Patrick Meier, discussed the field of crisis mapping on New Hampshire's public radio station. You can listen to a recorded broadcast by clicking here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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| Event times, dates, and locations listed here are subject to change without notice. Please contact the event host for more information.
Global Response 2010
January 22nd-25th, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark
Join the Global Doctors and Collaborators for the first major international conference on Violent Conflict and Health. All researchers, field workers and students with an interest in issues related to global health, development and conflict are welcome to participate. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to network with people from all over the world, share knowledge and experiences, meet people from other sectors and develop new ideas and perspectives.
3rd Annual Meeting of the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group
March 10th-12th, 2010
Nashville, TN
Hosted by Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Invitation, registration and agenda to follow. The event is being planned by HHI Fellow K A Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH. More information is available at: http://site.burdenofsurgicaldisease.com
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
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- Burkle, FM Jr et al. "Epidemiological Characteristics of Human Stampedes," Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2009; 3:217-223.
- Burkle, FM Jr. "Do Pandemic Preparedness Planning Systems Ignore Critical Community- and Local-Level Operational Challenges?" Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 29, 2009.
- Burkle, FM Jr. "Plague: in Atlas of Pediatrics in the Tropics & Resource-limited Settings." J M. Spector & T E Gibson,(eds.) American Academy of Pediatrics Press, Illinois, 2009:191-4.
- Burkle FM Jr. "Scurvy: in Atlas of Pediatrics in the Tropics & Resource-limited Settings." J M. Spector & T E Gibson,(eds.) American Academy of Pediatrics Press, Illinois, 2009: pp 229-31.
- Burkle, FM Jr. "Complex Public Health Emergencies," Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles & Practices, Koenig & Schultz (eds.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010.
- Burkle, FM Jr. "With All this Preparedness, What Have we Forgotten?" Keynote speach at the at the 3rd National Congress on Health System Readiness: Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century, Washington, DC.Dec 1-3, 2009.
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Partnership, 2009.
- "FXB's New Director," The Harvard Gazette, December 18, 2009.
- "New Report Examines the Role of Communications Technologies in Humanitarian Crises," Earth Times, December 10, 2009.
- Novick, R. "Technology of Liberation? Activists Get their Own Smartphone," The Huffington Post, December 9, 2009.
- Ray, A. "Disaster Management and the Role of ICTs," Global Voices, December 3, 2009.
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About The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
HHI fosters interdisciplinary collaboration at Harvard University in order to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian strategies for relief, protection, and prevention; instill human rights principles and practices in these strategies; and educate and train the next generation of humanitarian leaders. In 2005, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative was established as a University-wide interfaculty academic and research center, supported by the Office of the Provost and the Harvard School of Public Health with the participation of faculty from Harvard schools and affiliated hospitals. For more information, visit www.hhi.harvard.edu.
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