PFMH 25th Anniversary Program

Welcome to the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Program on Forced Migration and Health! Please see the detailed agenda below: 

1:30 pm–2:00 pm: Arrival and Registration
2:00 pm–3:00 pm: Panel 1 Reflections on the Evolution of Humanitarian Standards and Accountability

3:00 pm–3:15 pm: Coffee/Tea/Mingle, Viewing of Voices of Tigray slide show 

3:15 pm–4:15 pm: Panel 2 Community, Power and Voice: Looking towards the Future of Humanitarian Aid

4:15 pm–4:30 pm: Coffee/Tea/Mingle

4:30 pm–5:30 pm: Conversation with Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

5:30 pm–7:00 pm: Reception

Panel 1: Reflections on the Evolution of Humanitarian Standards and Accountability

Moderated by Dr. Ron Waldman, MPH, Founding Director of the PFMH 

Dr. Hanna-Tina Fischer, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Charité Center for Global Health, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Laura Miller, Senior Technical Advisor, Health Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

Health Technical Unit, International Rescue Committee

Ashley Wolfington, Deputy Project Director, Family Planning and Reproductive Health, PROPEL Adapt Pathfinder International

Panel 2: Community, Power and Voice: Looking towards the Future of Humanitarian Aid

Moderator by Dr. Mike Wessells, Professor Emeritus, Program on Forced Migration and Health 

Dr. Bree Akesson, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Global Adversity and Wellbeing and Associate Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Social Work

Mendy Marsh, Executive Director and Co-founder VOICE

Layal Sarrouh, Senior Advisor, UN Division, Global Affairs, Government of Canada

Conversation with Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

Exploring the connection between human rights, justice and humanitarian action

Reception

Mingle, Reminisce, and Reconnect!