Violent Conflict: The Challenges of Protecting Public Health and Health Care

March 30, 2022

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (EDT)

Past

Regional focus

Global

Topics

Law, Society and Justice

Space, Security and Conflicts

Health and Medicine

On March 30, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Committee on Human Rights (CHR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a discussion of the impacts of violent conflict on public health and health care and strategies to protect frontline workers, ensure access to routine and emergency medical care, and maintain crucial public health infrastructure. Watch a recording of the event below.

AGENDA

Welcome

Georges Benjamin, Executive Director, APHA
Victor J. Dzau, President, NAM

Introduction by the Moderator

Carlos del Rio, International Secretary; NAM; Member, CHR; and Executive Associate Dean, Emory School of Medicine

Panel Discussion

Chris Beyrer, Director, Center for Health & Human Rights, Johns Hopkins University; and Member, CHR
Rohini Haar, Medical Advisor, Physicians for Human Rights
Jennifer Leaning, Senior Fellow, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University
Barry Levy, Author of From Horror to Hope: Recognizing & Preventing the Health Impacts of War

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Washington DC 20001, USA

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