This website is intended as a space to engage discussion and share resources related to the ethical dimensions of health-focused humanitarian action. It is hosted by the humanitarian health ethics research group, which was launched in 2012.
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Erin Lin, an undergraduate student at McMaster University, has been working alongside HHERG members, Lisa Schwartz and Rachel Yantzi, on a video on Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises. You can check it out below and let us know what you…
22/03/2022 What form should bioethics take in the years to come? It’s clear the status quo is not enough. This is true for humanitarian health ethics. Although there are valuable foundations, pathways, ideas to build on – or so we…
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…
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…
Read More COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Challenges, best practices, and prospects
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)…
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,…
Read More Triage and COVID-19: global preparedness, socio-cultural considerations, and communication
Read More New Publication: Lessons learned in crises abroad can be applied at home
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