To expand and further the work of the HIV/AIDS in Humanitarian Crises program, CIRA established the HIV, Mobility, and Displacement initiatives in 2023 to stimulate and support research and collaborations that promote status neutral HIV-related prevention and care among populations experiencing mobility and displacement.
This program is part of CIRA’s Clinical and Health Services Research Core and co-led by Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH and E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS and coordinated by Dini Harsono, MSc.
Activities
- A work group that meets bimonthly to share in-progress work, collaborative research and program ideas, funding opportunities, events, and discussion of common measures and other resources.
- A seminar series focused on “Managing Health during Humanitarian Crises: Resilience, Establishing Health Priorities, and Impact on Health Care Workers.” This initiative is supported by a conference grant awarded by the Yale MacMillan Center’s Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund to Drs. Julia Rozanova and Sheela Shenoi (2023-2024).
- Graduate student fellowship that offers research opportunities for Yale students to participate in research projects and contribute to peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Current fellow: Dina Garmroudi, MPH Chronic Disease Epidemiology 2025.
Seminar: “Impact of Crises on Healthcare Workers: Current Evidence, Reflections, and Opportunities”
December 14, 2023
Panel: "The Ethics of Conducting Health Research in Humanitarian Settings: Principles, Practice, and Reflections from the Field”
April 4, 2024
