Webinars: COVID-19 & Humanitarian Settings
The READY Initiative, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins University, and the Geneva Center of Humanitarian Studies ran a COVID-19 & Humanitarian Settings webinar series. Occurring monthly, these webinars featured a series of panels examining some of the controversial and under-explored issues that affected the COVID-19 pandemic in humanitarian settings.
Watch the Webinar Series
Webinar 18: How have COVID-19 and commitments to decolonize aid accelerated power shifts within the humanitarian sector (or not)?
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Topic: How have COVID-19 and commitments to decolonize aid accelerated power shifts within the humanitarian sector (or not)?
Webinar 17: Will the COVID-19 vaccine ever reach forcibly displaced populations?
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Topic: Will the COVID-19 vaccine ever reach forcibly displaced populations?
Webinar 16: Which health services in humanitarian settings should we NOT provide during COVID-19?
Wednesday, 12 November 2020
Topic: Which health services in humanitarian settings should we NOT provide during COVID-19?
Webinar 15: Why is COVID-19 NOT transmitting in humanitarian settings as expected…or is it?
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Topic: Why is COVID-19 NOT transmitting in humanitarian settings as expected…or is it?
Webinar 14: Lessons Learned from the Field: Experiences from the COVID-19 Humanitarian Website
Wednesday, 1 July 2020
Topic: Lessons Learned from the Field: Experiences from the COVID-19 Humanitarian Website
Webinar 13: Violence Against Health Care and the COVID-19 Response
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
Topic: Violence Against Health Care and the COVID-19 Response
Webinar 12: Caring for People with NCDs in Humanitarian Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Topic: Caring for People with NCDs in Humanitarian Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinar 11: COVID-19 and Maternal & Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Topic: COVID-19 and Maternal & Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings
Webinar 10: COVID-19 Surveillance in Humanitarian Settings
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Topic: COVID-19 Surveillance in Humanitarian Settings
Additional Resources
Webinar 9: The Next Crisis Wave of COVID-19: Impacts on household food security and nutrition and preparedness considerations
Wednesday, 26 May 2020
Topic: The Next Crisis Wave of COVID-19: Impacts on household food security and nutrition and preparedness considerations
Webinar 8: COVID-19 in Humanitarian Settings: Magnifying Gender Inequalities
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Topic: COVID-19 in Humanitarian Settings: Magnifying Gender Inequalities
Webinar 7: WASH and COVID-19: How can we improve hygiene behaviors?
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Topic: WASH and COVID-19: How can we improve hygiene behaviors?
Webinar 6: COVID-19 case management in humanitarian and low-income settings: dilemmas and decisions
Wednesday, 6 May 2020
Topic: COVID-19 case management in humanitarian and low-income settings: dilemmas and decisions
Webinar 5: Risk Communication and Community Engagement – Perceptions, Misinformation, and Concerns in African Countries in the time of COVID
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Topic: Risk Communication and Community Engagement – Perceptions, Misinformation, and Concerns in African Countries in the time of COVID
Webinar 4: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for COVID-19
Webinar 3: Program Prioritization and Adaptation in COVID-19 Times
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Topic: Program Prioritization and Adaptation in COVID-19 Times
Webinar 2: COVID-19: Can We Really Learn From Past Outbreaks?
Webinar 1: COVID-19 and Humanitarian Settings: Knowledge Experience Sharing
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Topic: COVID-19 and Humanitarian Settings: Knowledge Experience Sharing
Other Webinars
Weaponizing Public Health to End Asylum in the United States
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Topic: Weaponizing Public Health to End Asylum in the United States
On July 9th, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice proposed a new rule that would give them expansive authority to deny asylum and block and deport asylum seekers in the name of public health. During this webinar, you'll learn about this new rule, its implications for public health and asylum in the United States, and how to take action against it via a panel of experts, hosted by the Program on Forced Migration and Health within the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, the Health and Human Rights Certificate, Human Rights First, the Center for Humanitarian Health within Johns Hopkins University, Physicians for Human Rights, and Global Response Management.
Responding to the Impact of COVID-19 on Refugees
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Topic: Responding to the Impact of COVID-19 on Refugees
The concern for refugee populations and their risk to preventable diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic is high. Refugee camps are home to concentrated groups of people with limited access to health services – making the spread of disease easy but the delivery of treatments difficult. Existing vaccines offer vulnerable populations a critical piece of preventative medicine, especially to children who suffer most during a humanitarian crisis. Disease modeling and humanitarian health experts at JHU discussed what impact COVID-19 will have in terms of infections and outcomes in refugee camps, and the response needed to protect children with routine immunizations and a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 and the Displaced: Addressing the Threat of the Novel Coronavirus in Humanitarian Emergencies
Monday, 27 April 2020
Topic: COVID-19 and the Displaced: Addressing the Threat of the Novel Coronavirus in Humanitarian Emergencies
Three internationally recognized experts discuss how the world is responding to the more than 70 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) who are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 and the Displaced
Protecting, promoting and supporting IYCF during the COVID-19 pandemic
Monday, 6 April 2020
Topic: Protecting, promoting and supporting IYCF during the COVID-19 pandemic
Save the Children, UNICEF, Safely Fed Canada and Center for Humanitarian Health, John Hopkins University, with the support of the Tech RRT and the IFE Core Group, presents a webinar on Protecting, promoting and supporting IYCF during the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections and recommendations.