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Call for Contributors! We are excited to share further details about our Research Forum taking place next year and launch our Call for Contributors. Co-hosted with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), the Forum will be a 3-day event held in Nairobi, Kenya, between 7-9 May 2025. Recognising the impact of the climate crisis on the health of populations affected by humanitarian crisis, the theme of our Forum is: Bridging Global Health Research and Humanitarian Response in a Climate-Impacted World. We’re inviting humanitarian health research, policy, and practice experts, with experience relevant to the key objectives and themes of the Forum, to contribute to making it a stimulating, engaging, and inclusive event. Our Forum objectives are: 🟢 Galvanising action on evidence gaps for climate-induced health impacts 🟢 Shifting power to lower- and middle-income countries 🟢 Promoting research quality, ethics, and impact 🟢 Fostering collaborations and partnerships We're looking for a diverse range of voices and perspectives, and creative contributions are welcome! We expect up to 50 contributors to be selected with priority consideration for applicants from a country or region affected by crisis. For more information and application guidelines visit: https://bit.ly/40rm10J Deadline to apply: 15 December 2024, 23:59 GMT.  

Today, our Senior Humanitarian Health Research Adviser, Gillian McKay, DrPH, and Senior Programme Officer, Claudia Winn, will be leading a session at the CORE Group Conference. The focus? Crisis-affected Communities at the Center of Climate Change and Humanitarian Health Intersections: Identifying Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities. If you are interested to learn more about recent work on climate crisis and humanitarian health, read our latest Situation Analysis: Exploring Linkages Between the Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Health: https://lnkd.in/dDUE9a3k  #ClimateCrisis #HumanitarianHealth #R2HC #GHPC24

Our Senior Humanitarian Health Research Adviser, Gillian McKay, DrPH, and Senior Programme Officer, Claudia Winn, will both be leading two sessions focused on undernutrition in humanitarian context. 🟠 On the 28 October, a consultation will bring together stakeholders to discuss the first draft of the multisectoral decision tool and resource package for the prevention of undernutrition in humanitarian and food insecure contexts. 🟠 On the 29 October, as part of the CORE Group Conference, NutritionWorks are hosting a technical roundtable for our work on undernutrition. If you are interested to learn more about undernutrition in humanitarian settings: 📄 Check our latest our latest report on prevention of Undernutrition for Food Insecure Contexts: https://lnkd.in/eG2Kbpa2  🖥️ And, check our dedicated website page with further information and resources on our work on undernutrition: https://lnkd.in/eTg4YWZG #Undernutrition #FoodInsecurity #R2HC #GHPC24

One day to go ⏳  Our Director of Impact and Engagement, Colette Fearon, will be on a panel discussion exploring how the humanitarian sector can scale, localise and drive innovation in conflict and protracted crises. Follow the conversation on the AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Community Main Stage on 23 October at 1:15pm (CEST). Register here to attend: https://lnkd.in/ei84FRpH  #AidEx #HumanitarianAid #DisasterRelief 

Gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian settings is a life-threatening issue. In this context, existing support structures and prevention mechanisms are often compromised, while the risk of abuse and violence of all kinds increases, in particular for women and girls. Despite initiatives over the past ten years to implement GBV programmes in emergencies, the practical difficulties are complex and context specific. In efforts to drive improvements to humanitarian GBV programming, our Humanitarian Innovation Manager, Ian Brightwell, is participating at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, the largest conference dedicated to research on prevention of and response to violence against women in all their diversity and violence against children. A space for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, donors, and survivors to share and learn about new research, developments and innovations.    🟣 Interested in #GBV? Read our Gap Analysis of GBV in #Humanitarian Settings here:  https://lnkd.in/eCQpQdgG #GBV #SVRIForum24 #InfluenceChange 

A successful participation at the UNC Water and Health Conference. Vi Nguyen, our HIF Innovation Manager, took part as a panellist on the event led by grantees on increasing the effectiveness of #handwashing among people affected by crisis. We're looking forward to sharing all the insights on improving handwashing behaviour in people affected by crises. Stay tuned for updates as we work to address the challenges faced by humanitarian Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (#WASH) practitioners globally. Explore our research and innovation funded projects in WASH here: https://lnkd.in/e-eBr-Dy

How do we deliver better aid in conflict-affected hot spots? That is the main question to answer in the upcoming AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Community conference. The leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event is centred around ‘Revitalising Humanitarian Assistance’ as the number of complex and hard-to-reach conflict areas continues to rise. At AidEx, international development actors will explore innovative approaches for more effective aid delivery, and we will be part of it. Our Director of Impact and Engagement, Colette Fearon, will be on the panel for a discussion of how the humanitarian sector can scale, localise and drive innovation in conflict and protracted crises. Catch the conversation on the AidEx Main Stage on 23 October at 1:15pm (CEST). Or register here to attend: https://lnkd.in/ei84FRpH #AidEx #HumanitarianAssistance #HumanitarianInnovation

📅 Our colleagues will be participating in several international conferences all over the world: 🔵 2024 UNC Water and Health Conference:  Our Innovation Manager, Vi Nguyen, will be participating in a side event alongside one of our grantee projects – led by the British Red Cross and the African Population and Health Research Center, who will be talking about their work on the Jengu Handwashing Unit. The INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH BANGLADESH, will also be presenting Elrha-funded work on their efforts to strengthen child-friendly sanitation in Rohingya refugee camps. 🔵  SVRI Forum 2024: Our Innovation Manager, Ian Brightwell, will be at our stall at this year’s forum. Find us in the Exhibition Hall all week, where we will be sharing information on our funded innovations addressing gender-based violence in humanitarian settings.     🔵 AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Community 2024: Colette Fearon, Director of Impact and Engagement, will be on the panel for a discussion of how the humanitarian sector can scale, localise and drive innovation in conflict and protracted crises. Catch the conversation on the #AidEx Main Stage on 23 October at 1:15pm (CEST). 🔵 Global Health Practitioners Conference 2024: Our Senior Humanitarian Health Research Adviser, Gillian McKay, DrPH, will be leading two sessions at this year’s event. She will be presenting a session based on our recent climate emergency and humanitarian health analysis, on 30 October at 2pm (EAT) and hosting a technical roundtable on our Prevention of Undernutrition programme. We are looking forward to hearing more about their experiences. Don’t forget to register on each event whether you want to learn more, attend or even say hi to us 👋. Learn more about the events, related Elrha-funded projects and resources here: https://lnkd.in/em5y-cc4 #WASH #GBV #HumanitarianInnovation #Undernutrition #ClimateEmergency #HIF #R2HC

🚰 We are excited that Vi Nguyen, our HIF Innovation Manager, is currently at the UNC Water and Health Conference. This gathering brings together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to review the evidence and develop new approaches to expanding Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access and services globally. Our funded work in WASH addresses the challenges faced by humanitarian WASH practitioners worldwide, developing the right solutions, and driving positive change. To date, we’ve supported more than 40 innovation projects or research studies in this area. Are you interested in WASH? Learn more about priority gaps in humanitarian WASH systems and responses here: 🔵 Gaps in WASH in Humanitarian Response 2021 Update: https://lnkd.in/dQz95r6B (Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Arabic.) And learn more about the WASH research gaps to be prioritised: 🔵 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian Crises: Setting the research agenda up to 2030: https://lnkd.in/eZccYEw4 The Water Institute At UNC #WASH #UNCConference #HIF #HumanitarianInnovation 

Improving the mental health of male refugees. Everyone, whoever and wherever they are, has a right to have good mental health. Yet humanitarian crises increase risks for a range of poor mental health outcomes. Following World Mental Health day, we share a study conducted by HealthRight International that adapted Self-Help plus, a scalable psychological intervention, for male refugees to reduce psychological distress and associated risks – notably alcohol and substance misuse.  This study highlights the need for culturally appropriate interventions to improve men's psychological wellbeing in humanitarian settings.    Read more about the key findings here: https://lnkd.in/exDiEvhM  #WorldMentalHealthDay #refugeementalhealth #R2HC