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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…
Research team corroborates Darfur abuse allegations
After reviewing and analyzing medical records, researchers say they’ve corroborated allegations by Darfur civilians who say they were tortured, sexually assaulted, or otherwise abused by Sudanese government or Janjaweed forces in the Darfur region of Sudan. The research…
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 comes home
Coverage in the Harvard Gazette, December 21, 2011, profiling HSPH alumna and HHI instructor Stephanie Kayden
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…
So you want to do disaster relief? Simulation tests the mettle of humanitarian aid workers-in-training
May 6, 2011 “Guys, we have a kidnapping scheduled at 5:30,” Harvard School of Public Health doctoral student-turned-militia leader Mey Akashah announces. Tension has been rising over the course of the day between militia members and teams of…
HSPH students simulate international aid negotiations
Fourteen HSPH students participated in an innovative extracurricular exercise on March 25, joining with students from other Harvard graduate schools, Boston University, and Tufts University, to simulate the high-level negotiations behind the funding of international aid packages. Representing…
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…