Vision
To improve the health of populations affected by humanitarian crises.
Vision
To improve the health and well-being of populations affected by conflict, displacement, climate shocks and other crises through rigorous, policy-relevant research, education and engagement that are equitable, interdisciplinary and grounded in real-world humanitarian practice.
Purpose
- Supporting researchers, educators, practitioners and partners working on health in humanitarian crises
- Generating and translating evidence that informs humanitarian policy and practice
- Strengthening research and operational capacity in crisis-affected and humanitarian settings
Central to this purpose is HHCC’s commitment to decolonising humanitarian health research, teaching and practice.
Objectives
- Improve visibility of LSHTM staff and doctoral students working on humanitarian health and facilitate their engagement with the Centre.
- Deepen equitable and decolonised partnerships, research practice and teaching with institutions and practitioners in humanitarian and crisis-affected settings.
- Increase dissemination of members’ research and expertise on humanitarian policy, practice and public debate.
- Support members’ development, funding readiness and career progression in humanitarian health.
Our commitment to decolonising our work
With this charter and the accompanying implementation guidance, all members of the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre commit to decolonising our research, teaching and wider Centre partnerships. It presents the core principles and commitments which underpin these efforts.
The purpose of this charter is to galvanise and steer collective action from LSHTM’s Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre members to decolonise our research, teaching and wider Centre partnerships.
View the Implementation Guidance
Declaration on evidence, equity and independence in humanitarian health
The Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre directors, Neha Singh and Catharina van der Boor, have come together with directors of six other international academic centers and programmes dedicated to humanitarian health to call for collective action. As armed conflict and attacks on health care intensify and research funding collapses, the group has issued a joint declaration on the role of academic centers in this moment.
The declaration commits signatories to generate evidence with integrity, train future leaders, engage in public debate, advocate on the strength of the evidence, and protect academic freedom. It also calls for equitable partnerships with shared authority over research agendas, especially with institutions in crisis-affected settings. The declaration is a living document, to be developed with other institutions and scholars who join over time.