Migrant Health in Crises
A One-Day Symposium on Health Challenges Facing Migrants and Refugees
While there is growing recognition of the scale of international migration and displacement, less attention has been paid to the particular health needs of migrants and displaced persons. This Symposium, jointly organized by the Center for Global Health Science and Security and the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, will bring together a range of academics and practitioners to consider the particular health challenges facing migrants and refugees.
This Symposium will convene subject matter experts from humanitarian organizations, governments, and academic partners from around the world to address some of the most pressing issues surrounding the health of displaced populations, both domestically and abroad. The discussion will be organized around three focus areas that impact migrant health in crises, each with a regional focus:
Agenda
0815 – 0830 Registration & Breakfast
0830 – 0900 Forces Displacement and Health Overview
Dr. Katharine Donato & Dr. Erin Sorrell, Georgetown University
0900 – 1030 Infectious Disease, Conflict and Displacement: Focus on Africa
Moderator: Dr. Claire Standley, Georgetown University
Melissa Horn, Lead Protection Sector Advisor, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID
Dr. Yves Giebens, Health Coordinator, International Committee of the Red Cross, Jerusalem
Dr. Reem Musa, Médecins sans Frontières, Brussels
Dr. Bernard Nahlen, Director Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame
1045 – 1215 Refugee Healthcare in Host Countries: Focus on MENA
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Ferris, Georgetown University
Dr. Paul Spiegel, Director of Center for Humanitarian Health and Professor, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Dani Poole, Neukom Institute for Computational Science, Dartmouth College
Dr. Aisha Jumaan, Founder and President, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
Eskinder Negash, President and CEO, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
1215 – 1245 LUNCH
1245 – 1415 Border Health: Focus on US-Mexico Border
Moderator: Dr. Ranit Mishori, Georgetown University
Dr. Aleksander Anikov, Regional Migration Health Specialist for the Americas, International Organization for Migration
Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director Health Emergencies Department Pan American Health Organization
Dr. Alan Shapiro, Senior Medical Director of Community Pediatric Programs, Clinical Assistant Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Montefiore Health Systems
Kathryn Hampton, Director of Asylum Program, Physicians for Human Rights
1415 – 1430 Closing Remarks
Dr. Katharine Donato & Dr. Erin Sorrell, Georgetown University