Finding practical solutions to climate change’s health impacts
The wide-ranging health impacts of climate change, including food insecurity, migration, war, and the spread of infectious diseases—and practical solutions to address these problems—were the focus of a half-day symposium hosted by Harvard Chan School.
Vaccinating in conflict zones
Hammering out temporary ceasefires in conflict zones will be necessary to vaccinate enough people against COVID-19 so that the pandemic can be brought to an end, according to humanitarian professionals.
Opinion: Armed parties in Syrian conflict must respect medical neutrality
Physicians and humanitarians called for the United Nations to investigate attacks against medical facilities in Syria, and for international governments to exert pressure to stop them.
Study estimates a prolonged increase in death rate in Puerto Rico in months following Hurricane Maria
Official death count of 64 likely a substantial underestimate For immediate release: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Boston, MA – The mortality rate in Puerto Rico rose by 62% [95% confidence interval (CI) 11% to 114%] after Hurricane Maria,…
Examining the public health consequences of war in Syria
A Lancet commission is examining the war in Syria through the lens of public health.
Stories from Aleppo: Medical workers under siege
March 23, 2017 – The stories told by health workers from Syria were heartbreaking. They spoke of making desperate attempts to save people injured in a chemical attack on a hospital… of struggling to save people’s eyesight after…
Ask the Experts: Travel Restrictions and Refugees
Two experts on refugees and humanitarian issues, Jennifer Leaning, director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and Jacqueline Bhabha, research director at the FXB Center, answered your questions during a Facebook Live Q&A on Monday,…
Health crisis faces the Rohingya people of Myanmar
After decades of discrimination, the Rohingya—a Muslim ethnic group living in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia and other southeast Asian countries—are experiencing a severe health crisis, according to a study co-authored by experts at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
Professionalizing medical care after disasters
In a large-scale disaster, when tens of thousands of people need medical help quickly, doctors and nurses with limited resources must make on-the-spot decisions about who should receive care and how much. To help health workers navigate these…
Climate change may already be affecting global politics
Extreme weather events spurred by climate change are likely to acutely affect human health—and may reverse decades of progress in lowering mortality rates for children under five, according to Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of International Health at…