All articles related to "disasters and conflict":

Rebuilding health care in Nepal

Following last year’s devastating earthquake, a student commits to improving health care in his native country June 1, 2016 -- When Ramu Kharel, MPH ’16, was seven years old, his father won the lottery for an immigrant visa…

This Week in Health: Preparing for disaster

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/263945567" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] May 13, 2016 — In our new podcast series, Harvard Chan: This Week in Health, we’ll bring you top health headlines—from wellness tips to important global health trends. You’ll also hear insight from…

Preventive measures key in planning for disasters

Earthquakes or floods can wipe out infrastructure—including health care facilities, when they’re needed more than ever. Given the risks to public health in the wake of a natural disaster, it’s important for health systems to plan ahead, according…

Physicians must play a greater role in social justice

Physicians need to step up their role in safeguarding human and civil rights because failure to do so can threaten the health and even the lives of individuals facing political persecution, social strife, racial discrimination, or other forms…

At HUBweek, experts focus on global health threats

October 8, 2015 — The roots of the current Syrian crisis may be found in the massive drought that afflicted the country between 2006 and 2009 and precipitated a migration of more than 1 million people from rural…