The Center for Refugee and Disaster Response is an internationally recognized leader in building capacity to meet the physical and mental health needs of refugees and disaster victims worldwide.
Education & Training - We train the leaders who help prepare for and respond to humanitarian crises. Research - We conduct research that provides the evidence needed to evaluate and enhance disaster preparedness and response.
Partnerships - We partner with governments and international relief organizations to develop skills and systems to protect the health and lives of disaster victims in the U.S. and around the word.
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 Tom Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. an emergency physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital and co-director of the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Refugee and Disasterdisasters, including the September 11 destruction of the World Trade Center towers in 2001 and Hurricane Katrina.
The team will be stationed at University Hospital in Port-au-Prince, where they will provide health care for those affected by the earthquake.
Dr. Kirsch will send updates from Haiti, which you can follow on or at
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