COVID-19 is no exception. The pandemic has taken a toll on IDP populations globally, particularly in contexts where IDPs live in crowded conditions with little to no access to adequate health services.
While the international community emphasizes equitable access to vaccines and COVID-19 care for vulnerable populations, including migrants, refugees and IDPs, there are concerns that IDPs remain forgotten in contexts which are hard-to-reach, where there is active conflict or health systems have been decimated, and where there is little data or understanding of the pandemic’s impact.
The Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN) promotes research engagement and evidence-driven policy on IDP health. This event – run jointly with Johns Hopkins University, USA – builds on earlier HIDN expert workshops with researchers and policy actors that identified IDPs as often the population most affected by disease and death in conflict contexts.
In this webinar, presentations by leading HIDN researchers reflect on these challenges, including:
- Opening remarks by Dr. Paul Spiegel (Johns Hopkins University)
- Introduction by Dr. Monette Zard (Columbia University)
- Presentation (Syria) by Dr. Yaser Nagib (Syria Immunization Group, Gaziantep, Turkey)
- Presentation (Yemen) Dr. Fekri Dureab (former WHO officer in Yemen)
- Reflections from Greta Zeender (UN High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement)
The webinar is organised by HIDN member Diana Rayes, Johns Hopkins University.
For more information, please contact Diana Rayes at [email protected].