May 14, 2010

Haiti: Perspectives on the Response

“Haiti: Perspectives on the Response,” explores the humanitarian relief efforts following the January 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti with personal accounts from journalists, aid workers and physicians. The discussion was held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on April 12 and was sponsored by the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response.

Featured speakers include:

Michael J. Klag, MD, MPH
Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

David Brown, MD
Staff Writer
Washington Post

William Canny, MPH
Director, Emergency Operations
Catholic Relief Services

Robert E. Ferris, DO, MPH
Medical Officer, Office of HIV/AIDS
U.S. Agency for International Development

Jean G. Ford, MD
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Thomas Kirsch, MD, MPH
Co-director, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response