At new Humanitarian Academy, disaster responders will learn best practices
A new comprehensive training program for humanitarian workers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) aims to help thousands around the world who work in war zones, help in the wake of natural disasters, or serve in other…
VanRooyen leads Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s efforts to improve disaster response
Michael VanRooyen and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) team he directs are working hard to develop new ways to offset the miseries of humanitarian disasters. In a January 2012 Boston Magazine article titled “The Saving Game,” VanRooyen talked…
A humanitarian academy at HSPH
[ Fall 2011 ] Plans are underway to create a new Humanitarian Academy at Harvard School of Public Health, the first global center dedicated to training and teaching the next generation of humanitarian leaders. Approximately 240,000 humanitarian workers worldwide provide…
Technology boosts humanitarian efforts
August 24, 2011 -- Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Helps Aid Organizations Respond to War, Disasters Coping with humanitarian emergencies brought on by war, famine, or a natural disaster is rife with challenges. Aid workers can face armed militias, an earthquake-stricken…
Experts at HSPH forum give views on 'unprecedented' triple crisis in Japan
March 28, 2011 -- People in Japan may look calm on the outside but they are depressed on the inside, a former Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research fellow told an in-studio and webcast audience at a…
New report suggests ways to use technology to improve aid in humanitarian emergencies
Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies, a new report written by a team of researchers from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), outlines ways that aid workers can use technology to tap into information…
In wake of Japanese earthquake, HSPH experts discuss humanitarian response, radiation risks
HSPH faculty and alumni were quick to respond with medical and relief expertise during last year’s massive earthquake in Haiti. But in the wake of the current disaster in Japan, a wealthy country with a largely intact medical…
One year after Haitian earthquake, HSPH faculty and alumni involved in recovery efforts reflect on progress
HSPH's Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, spoke to the Harvard Gazette about HHI's response over the past year to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which included a joint effort with Brigham and Women’s…
Surgery an unmet need in global health
Public health professionals who work in the developing world have long focused on defeating infectious diseases, and recently have widened their focus to include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. But access to quality surgical…
Aftermath of a world at war: Photojournalists' exhibit records tragic results of remote conflicts
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is sponsoring the traveling exhibit "Our World at War: Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines." The International Committee of the Red Cross commissioned five award-winning photojournalists from the VII Photo Agency to document the aftermath…