Attacked: Healthcare systems in the Ukraine and Syria conflicts
| Date | 6 Dec 2022 |
|---|---|
| Time | 5:00 pm — 6:30 pm GMT |12:00 pm—1:30 pm EST |
| Provider | Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute |
| Address | Roscoe Building Brunswick Street Off Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PY |
| Type | Virtual, In-person |
| Cost | No Cost |
| Booking URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/attacked-healthcare-systems-in-the-ukraine-and-syria-conflicts-tickets-419594758217?aff=ebdsoporgprofile |
| Description | Panel discussion on ‘Healthcare systems / workers in Ukraine and Syria’. This event will see updates from and comparisons between the humanitarian situations in Syria and Ukraine, with a focus on attacks on and the responses of healthcare systems and workers. Speakers:Christina Wille (Director of Insecurity Insight) will discuss data collected from Ukraine, as part of HCRI’s Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH) project. https://riah.manchester.ac.uk/ Dr Abdulkarim Ekzayez (Senior Research Associate, KCL) is a medical doctor and epidemiologist, whose work at KCL focuses on health systems strengthening in conflict settings, including Northern Syria. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/abdulkarim-ekzayez Sophie Désoulières (Head of Advocacy and Operational Communications at MSF) will discuss MSF’s work in conflict zones and brief us on her recent visit to Ukraine. Organisers:This session is hosted by the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), a global centre for the study of humanitarianism and conflict response, global health, international disaster management and peacebuilding, based at University of Manchester. |
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