Medical Humanitarianism
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Recent papers in Medical Humanitarianism
This thesis examines the ways in which the African Medical and Research Foundation may be considered a ‘mutation’ of medical humanitarianism, across both time (through the course of the organization’s history) and space (from... more
This chapter begins by situating a narrow public health focus in medical humanitarianism despite the changing nature of conflicts. We argue that such an approach misses existing populations of disabled people, which has consequences for... more
On many levels, the Crimean War of 1854-6 marks a significant historical watershed between the Romantic and the Modern. It has the singular distinction of being the only major war fought by Great Britain in Europe between the end of the... more
After more than 20 years of sporadic separatist insurgency, the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government signed an internationally brokered peace agreement in August 2005, just eight months after the Indian Ocean tsunami... more
This study was designed to better understand the clinical presentations and challenges of managing type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a humanitarian crisis-affected population. Findings are based on a long-term ethnographic study of... more
During the 2013 Gezi protests in Turkey, volunteering health professionals provided on-site medical assistance to protesters faced with police violence characterized by the extensive use of riot control agents. This led to a government... more