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Moral injury and COVID-19
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
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…
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Collateral impacts of Covid-19, or, The Forgotten
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
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,…
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Shifting Trust in Outbreak Control
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
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…
- Celebrating the winner of the 2021 Award for Bioethics Service in the Face of Challenges, Dr. Amar JesaniJanuary 31. 2022, 7-8:30pm India time Here: zoom (Meeting ID: 854 5167 7841; Passcode: 012596) Amar Jesani has been a proponent of bioethics as activism and brings a strong justice orientation to his pioneering work in bioethics. The award recognizes individuals who have championed local, national, and/or international efforts that advance bioethics or put bioethics into action, mobilizing…
- New Publication: Unpacking the ‘Oughtness’ of Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises: Moral Logics and What is at Stake?New publication from the Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Group Nouvet E. et al. (2022) Unpacking the “Oughtness” of Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises: Moral Logics and What Is at Stake?. In: Messelken D., Winkler D. (eds) Health Care in Contexts of Risk, Uncertainty, and Hybridity. Military and Humanitarian Health Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80443-5_12 Abstract: It…
- Call for Papers: Oxford Global Health and Bioethics International ConferenceFurther information and submission instructions can be found here.
- Humanitarian Governance Webinar with Guest Speaker Tammam AloudatPhysician and Global Health Centre’s managing director, Tammam Aloudat, is the next guest speaker joining the series from the Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, Alternatives research group. Aloudat’s talk argues for an exploration of alternative ethical frameworks for humanitarian action.
- Announcement: Joint Research Project on ‘Integrating Ethical Values in Humanitarian Use of Drones’ Has Come to an EndOctober 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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