brown university’s role in professionalizing humanitarian response
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Brown University’s Role in Professionalizing Humanitarian Response. Adam C. Levine, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director, Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Growing Need. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Brown University’s Role
in Professionalizing
Humanitarian Response
Adam C. Levine, MD, MPHAssistant Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Director, Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Growing Need
Natural Disaster Trends. The Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Accessed Feb 27, 2013 at http://www.emdat.be/natural-disasters-trends.
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3
Emergency?
70%
20%
10%
% Humanitarian Aid in 2011
>8 years4-8 years<4 years
Source: Development Initiatives 2011
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Demographics
Dev; 384200
NGO Rel; 112900
UN Rel; 49500
RC Rel; 48400
All Workers = 595,000. Relief Workers = 210,800. 6% pa growth
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“The international response to the earthquake in Haiti…highlighted unacceptable practices in the delivery of emergency medical humanitarian assistance…”
“…serious questions have been raised about the clinical competencies and practices of some of the foreign medical teams (FMTs)…”
“It is now recognized that there needs to be greater accountability, more stringent oversight and better coordination of their work…”
Global Health Cluster (GHC). Coordination and Registration of Providers of Foreign Medical Teams in the Humanitarian Response to Sudden-onset Disasters. Inter-Agency Standing Committee GHC Policy and Strategy Team Position Paper. Geneva, 2011.
We Can Do Better
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Previous Efforts
Agency Specific Training Self Appointed NGO
Standards Red Cross Code of Conduct SPHERE Standards Humanitarian
Accountability Project Focused Professional
Associations World Association of
Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Humanitarian Logistics Association
Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection
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Enhancing Learning & Research for Humanitarian Assistance
A collaborative umbrella network dedicated to supporting partnerships between higher education institutions and humanitarian organizations and partners around the world
Seeks to move the professionalization of the humanitarian aid workforce from discussion to action, both at the global and regional level
Recently commissioned scoping study lays the groundwork for professionalization of the field
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Which continent are you from?
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Which of the categories below best describes your relationship with humanitarian work?
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Professionalization – Yes or No?
Yes?92%
No?8%
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Key Values for All Humanitarian Aid Workers
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Key Knowledge for All Humanitarian Aid Workers
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Key Skills for All Humanitarian Aid Workers
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ELRHA REGIONAL HUBS
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Recognized as the North American regional hub of ELRHA
Goals of the consortium are to develop common competencies, core curricula, and accreditation standards for humanitarian education and training
Additionally, share best practices and create research laboratories for humanitarian response
Professional Association of Academic Training Centers in
Humanitarian Health
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Professional Association of Academic Training Centers in Humanitarian Health
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Professionalizing the Sector
1. Common Competencies
2. Core Curricula/Training
3. System of Certification
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1: Common Competencies
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2: Core Curricula/Training
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3: System of certification?
Globally Available
Accredited Trainers
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AcademiaKnowledge repositoryFormal qualificationsResearch
The professionField practiceTesting knowledgeSelf regulation
Primary ClientsReceive servicesFeedback on services
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Acknowledgements:
Dr. Peter Walker, PhDDirector, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
Dr. Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH, DTMSenior Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative