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 and co-director of the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response led the first Johns Hopkins Response Team to Haiti. Dr. Kirsch's team was stationed at University Hospital in Port-au-Prince where they provided health care to those affected by the earthquake.
“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
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