Health in Unstable Times: Strengthening Health Systems During Period of Prolonged Displacement

Held Dec. 7, this event featured presentations covering key findings from the Big Questions in Forced Displacement and Health Report, followed by a Q&A with our panelists.

The event included the following speakers and panelists:

• Monette Zard, director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
• Fernando Montenegro Torres, PhD, senior economist, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice; Human Development, The World Bank Group
• Paolo Verme, PhD, lead economist, manager of the Research Program on Forced Displacement; Head of Research and Impact Evaluations, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, The World Bank Group
• Claire Greene, PhD, MPH, assistant professor, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
• Fouad M. Fouad, MD, associate professor of practice, Faculty of Health and Science & Co-Chair Director of the Refugee Health Program, Global Health Initiative, American University of Beirut
• Gang Karume, Rebuild Hope for Africa
• Les Roberts, PhD, MPH, professor emeritus, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
• Diana Bowser, ScD, MPH, associate professor, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
• Wu Zeng, MD, MS, PhD, associate professor and research director, Department of International Health, Georgetown University
• Katherine McCann, MPH, senior program officer, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

This event marked the culmination of over three years of research and the release of the Big Questions in Forced Migration and Health report funded by the World Bank, UK Aid, and UNHCR. Join us for a discussion of the reports’ key findings and a conversation on what comes next.