Humanitarian Health Ethics

Moral injury and COVID-19

May 22, 2020October 7, 2021by Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Network

By Omar Mahboob BMSc and Elysée Nouvet PhD On April 25, 2020, John Mondello, a recently graduated Emergency Medical Technician stationed in New York City, died by suicide. Mondello was on the front lines of the COVID-19 response as the…

COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Challenges, best practices, and prospects

May 18, 2020October 7, 2021by Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Network

By Gojjam Limenih Gojjam Limenih, is a senior lecturer and researcher of Public Health, The University of Gondar and an Advisory Council Member, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Ethiopia (MoSHE). Ethiopia may not yet have witnessed the…

Collateral impacts of Covid-19, or, The Forgotten

April 19, 2020December 7, 2021by Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Network

April 17, 2020 By: Nago Humbert (Translation from the French by: Elysée Nouvet) In the midst of this pandemic, as is the norm in humanitarian catastrophes, those suffering from chronic illnesses (diabetes, pulmonary disease, hypertension, kidney failure, mental health, kidney)…

Triage and COVID-19: global preparedness, socio-cultural considerations, and communication

April 7, 2020December 7, 2021by Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Network

Principal Investigators: Elysee Nouvet PhD, Lisa Schwartz PhD Report (EN): Triaging Critical Care During COVID-19- Global preparedness, socio-cultural considerations, and communication Report (FR): TRIAGE AU NIVEAU DES SOINS AUX PATIENTS GRAVEMENT MALADES LORS DE LA PANDÉMIE DE COVID-19: PRÉPARATION MONDIALE,…

Shifting Trust in Outbreak Control

March 14, 2020December 7, 2021by Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Network

March 14, 2020 Sekou Kouyaté (MA) and Elysée Nouvet (PhD) COVID-19 will not spare Africa. Many of the continent’s health systems are severely under-resourced. These are overwhelmed in the face of outbreaks. Political leaders and individuals responsible for the health…

Colonial suspicions and hollow partnerships: one African research assistant’s failure to obtain a visa for a research seminar

January 4, 2020October 7, 2021by Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Network

By: Sekou Kouyaté “As a member of the Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Group (HHERG), your presence is requested at a Dissemination and Workshop Event in Geneva, Switzerland hosted by CERAH (Centre d’enseignement et de recherche en action humanitaire de Genève…

Announcement: Joint Research Project on ‘Integrating Ethical Values in Humanitarian Use of Drones’ Has Come to an End
October 2021 The joint research project – Value Sensitive Innovation: Integrating Ethical Values in the Humanitarian Use of Drones – of McGill University and University of Zurich has come to an end in August 2021. The project involved both academic partners and international humanitarian organisations, and resulted in scientific as well as public-facing research outputs. Please find…
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New Publication: Ethical Considerations Associated with “Humanitarian Drones”: A Scoping Literature Review.
Dr. Ning Wang and Dr. Markus Christen at University of Zurich, together with Dr. Matthew Hunt at McGill University, published an article in Science, and Engineering Ethics by Springer entitled: Ethical Considerations Associated with “Humanitarian Drones”: A Scoping Literature Review. Full text can be accessed here. A related live talk regarding the findings of this scoping literature review is available here. The corresponding author can be contacted at: ning.wang@ibme.uzh.ch. Abstract The…
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Publication: “As It Is Africa, It Is Ok”? Ethical Considerations of Development Use of Drones for Delivery in Malawi
PhD candidate Ning Wang at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME), University of Zurich, recently published an articles in the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society entitled: “As It Is Africa, It Is Ok”? Ethical Considerations of Development Use of Drones for Delivery in Malawi. This work results from a four-week field study in the Lake Malawi region, where drones…
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New Publication: Culturally sensitive palliative care in humanitarian action
READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S1478951521000894. Suggested Citation: Schuster-Wallace, C., Nouvet, E., Rigby, I., Krishnaraj, G., De Laat, S., Schwartz, L., & Hunt, M. (2021). Culturally sensitive palliative care in humanitarian action: Lessons from a critical interpretive synthesis of culture in palliative care literature. Palliative and Supportive Care, 1-11. doi:10.1017/S1478951521000894 AbstractObjectiveThere is growing recognition of the importance…
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WEBINAR: REFLECTIONS ON PALLIATIVE CARE FROM EBOLA TO COVID-19
Watch the recording: https://youtu.be/U5OU5oEp4nk Watch HHE’s Dr. Kevin Bezanson and Prof. Elysée Nouvet’s webinar, hosted with the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM), entitled Life, Death, and Isolation: Reflections on Palliative Care from Ebola to COVID-19. From JUNE 22 2021 – 12:00 HRS EDT.