Our Objective
R4HC-MENA’s objective is to build research and policy capacity in conflict affected areas, focusing on health, political economy of health, and complex non-communicable diseases such as mental health and cancer, and facilitate more effective translation of research into policy.
Our legacy will be a new, networked community with practice, policy and health systems financing and planning informed by the best available evidence.
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Richard Sullivan is Professor of Cancer and Global Health at King’s College London, Director, Institute of Cancer Policy (ICP) and Director (with Preeti Patel) of the KCL Conflict & Health Research Group. Richard is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the R4HC-MENA programme.
Professor Rita Giacaman is a professor of public health and director of the Institute of Community and Public Health at Birzeit University, Occupied Palestinian Territory. Rita is Co-Chair for the R4HC-MENA programme.
Dr. Preeti Patel Dr. Preeti Patel is a Reader in Global Health and Conflict in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Preeti is Co-Principal Investigator for the R4HC-MENA programme.
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R4HC-MENA Executive Board Meeting December 2018 – Ankara, Turkey
The Research for Health in Conflict (R4HC-MENA) Executive Board meeting was held in Ankara, Turkey on the 12th and 13th December 2018 and was hosted by Hacettepe University. The meeting was attended by 35 participants
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