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Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Childhood Cancer Care During Humanitarian Crisis

December 4th @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative for a webinar which will explore the current state and challenges of addressing childhood cancer during humanitarian crisis and highlight the need for cross-sector partnerships. Panelists will discuss cases of successful collaborations and how emerging crises may impact global childhood cancer emergency response.

Speakers

HRH Princess Dina Mired
Patron of International Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)
Past President – Union For International Cancer Control (UICC)

Roberta Ortiz
Medical Officer (Childhood Cancer), Management Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Unit, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Disability and Rehabilitation

Rawad Rihani, MD, MSc.
Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

Director of St. Jude/KHCC Qualitative Research Center
President-Elect for Pediatric Oncology East Mediterranean Group

Ahmad Bawa’neh, MD, MA
Country Director (Jordan), International Medical Corps

Moderator 

Irini Albanti, DrPH, MPH, MA

Executive Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative 

Register here

Our speakers have been invited to share their personal perspectives based on their own scholarship and experience; they do not speak for Harvard.

This webinar is open to the public. Questions? Email hhi@harvard.edu

Details

Date: December 4th
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Calendars: Public Events, School-wide Events, University-wide Events
Event types: Lectures / Seminars / Forums

Venue

Virtual