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The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Webinar

Friday, November 17, 2023, 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. ET
Location
Zoom
Online
Past Event

A webinar for students, faculty, and staff on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza will feature a panel of experts speaking to a variety of topics including health, water, and sanitation; food security; the legality of armed conflict; and firsthand accounts from civilians in Gaza.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Paul Spiegel, MD, Distinguished Professor of the Practice in International Health, and Director of the Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

MODERATOR

Shatha Elnakib, PhD, MPH, Assistant Scientist in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

SPEAKERS

(in alphabetical order)

Yara Assi, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in the School of Global Health Management and Informatics—the current health crisis.

Ken Conca, PhD, MS, ScB, Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at American University—water and sanitation.

Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, PhD, MA, Provost and Associate Professor in the Department of Environment, Development, and Health in the School of International Service at American University—food security.

Laila El-Haddad, MPP, Journalist—firsthand accounts of civilians in Gaza.

Leonard Rubenstein, JD, LLM, Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Interim Director of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights—the legality of the armed conflict.

Emily Schneider, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University—the pre-war health situation.

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