Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Group
About hhe
The humanitarian health ethics (hhe) research group is a multidisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners collaborating together since 2009 with the aim of helping to clarify the ethical issues that are present in humanitarian healthcare practice. Our research benefits humanitarian and military healthcare practitioners, organizational policy makers, aid agencies and recipients of aid.
Research & Publications
Our research contributes to ethical guidance for global humanitarian healthcare interventions by providing evidence and resources for ethical practice in contexts of acute emergency and prolonged development. Learn more about our research projects, publications and presentations here.
Toolbox
Here you can find the Humanitarian Health Ethics Analysis Tool (HHEAT), a collection of case studies that can be used with the HHEAT and additional resources to mitigate, prepare for and manage ethical challenges encountered in contexts of humanitarian health care provision.
HumEthNet & Reflections
Learn more about and JOIN HumEthNet here.
Access HumEthNet’s newsletter, Reflections, here.
Picturing Humanitarian Healthcare
Picturing Humanitarian Healthcare is a forum with an interactive blog for dialogue, debate, exchange, and reflection concerning the ethical opportunities and challenges of producing images (video, photography, installations, other) in and of humanitarian healthcare crises.
News and Events
Check out the latest news and upcoming events.
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Recent Blog Posts
Upcoming abstract deadlines.
Don’t miss you chance to submit abstracts for the following events: November 12: WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, 7-10 May 2019 Website: https://wadem2019.org/call-for-abstracts.php November 23: Canadian Bioethics Congress (CBS), Banff, Alberta, Canada, 22-24 May 2019.…
Missed our event in Geneva? Looking for a summary? Here it is.
Have a look at a summary of the events that took place 26-27 September when the HHE Research Group visited Geneva. Thank you to our co-hosts CERAH, and to all of our participants over the two days and one…
HHE research group in the news.
Follow the link to reach an article published in the CHEPA newsletter reporting about the Humanitarian Health Ethics research group’s events in Geneva, that took place in September 2018.
HHE Representation at HSR2018, Liverpool
From 8-12 October the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research was held in Liverpool, UK. The HHE research group was well represented with a presentation on the Perceptions of Ebola Virus Disease Research project by Ani Chénier entitled “Beyond…
A Canadian Medical Family’s Humanitarian Legacy
By Gautham Krishnaraj, for the Canadian Red Cross Blog “Over 150 years ago, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement was born in the wake of the Battle of Solferino in 1859. Movement founder Henry Dunant was so moved by the…
McMaster Global Health Speaker Series to Feature HHE’s Dr. Lisa Schwartz
Thursday, December 6, 2018 Dr. Lisa Schwartz Arnold L. Johnson Chair, Health Care Ethics; Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University “Ethics, Obstacles and Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings” MDCL 3020 – 4:30-6:30PM Other speakers and dates: Monday…
Upcoming Event: September 26
Small Humanitarian Acts that Make All the Difference in End of Life Care? Evening Panel Discussion | 18:30-20:30 | Maison de la paix Introductory remarks— 18:30-18:40 Doris Schopper Dr. Schopper is professor at the medical faculty of the University of…
Featured publication
From the publisher: “Humanitarian Action Ethics explores the ethical dilemmas at the heart of humanitarian action in the 21st century, turning theory into practice for enabling effective change. The most comprehensive and up-to-date work on humanitarian ethics currently available. Brings…
In Focus: Paul Bouvier
Paul Bouvier is working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as the coordinator of the HELP course – Health Emergencies in Large Populations – and chair of the group on ethics in the practice of humanitarian action.…
