Lessons (Un)Learned in Public Health and Humanitarian Response: A Historical Perspe

This course is premised on the belief that public health experts rarely understand the full nature of previous humanitarian health crises and argues that a better understanding of historical events will improve our response to future challenges. Through thoughtful reflection and interactive discussion, we will explore the oft-repeated themes that continue to challenge public health and humanitarian response to this day and examine the progress we’ve made as a field. Most importantly, we will question why lessons identified so often fail to become lessons learned.