Scholarships for Master of Applied Science in Humanitarian Health

Two $10,000 scholarships are available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries.

VENEZUELA’S HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY Large-Scale UN Response Needed to...

To assess the current state of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, and the impact of the crisis on the human rights of Venezuela’s population and on neighboring countries, Human Rights Watch partnered with the Center for Humanitarian Health and the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This report is based on interviews with more than 150 health care professionals, Venezuelans...

Reality Makes Our Decisions: Ethical Challenges in Humanitarian Health in...

A new report from the Center for Public Health and Human Rights and the Center for Humanitarian Health, along with the International Rescue Committee and the Syrian American Medical Society, addresses some of the unique and difficult challenges humanitarian health organizations working in settings extreme violence. The report, based on almost 100 interviews with organizational managers and front-line health workers, identifies these...

Humanitarian Health Digest

The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and The Lancet third edition of Humanitarian Health Digest is now available. Making peer-reviewed research available to those who need it most - humanitarian health workers.

The Mosul Trauma Response: A Case Study

The Battle of Mosul was one of the largest urban sieges since World War II. From October 2016 and July 2017, Iraqi and Kurdish forces fought to retake Iraq’s second largest city, which had fallen to ISIL in 2014. They were backed by U.S.-led coalition forces. More than 940,000 civilians fled during the siege, and thousands were injured as they sought safety.

CENTER LAUNCHES NEW FREE ONLINE COURSE

Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins University launches a new online course designed to learn how public health concepts and skills can be applied to disasters. The Public Health in Humanitarian Crises course provides understanding of public health issues that affect populations troubled by disasters — both natural and from conflicts.

Research

Undertake innovative research in humanitarian health science to discover and apply evidence-based strategies for prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and reintegration.

Educate and Train

Educate and train individuals, governments and organizations on the latest theories and best practice approaches of humanitarian health science to allow for their evidence-based and practical application.