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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…
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…
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative collaborates on George Clooney-funded project to monitor tension, avert potential disaster in Sudan
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is collaborating on a new human rights project initiated by George Clooney to monitor tension in Sudan surrounding the country’s January 9, 2011 referendum on independence for oil-rich southern Sudan. In response to…
Young victim of Haitian earthquake learns to use crutches
September, 2010 -- HSPH professor Hilarie Cranmer narrates as a young patient learns to use crutches after losing her right foot during January's earthquake in Haiti.
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…
Rebuilding shattered lives
[Fall 2010] When an earthquake struck in Chile, HSPH alum Karen Anderson and the community health group she founded were the first on the scene—and they’re still there. At 3:34 a.m. on February 27, 2010, an 8.8 magnitude…
Global health news: Harvard continues to help Haiti rebuilding efforts
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Director Michael VanRooyen is quoted in a Harvard Crimson article about Harvard’s ongoing efforts to help Haiti rebuild following the devastating earthquake earlier this year. VanRooyen is an associate professor in the HSPH Department of…