Prof Karl Blanchet
@BlanchetKarl
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Professor in Humanitarian Public Health | Director of The Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies and InZone | Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined May 2019
Our last day at filming our new free online course on Public Health in Humanitarian Crises with @Hum_StudiesGVA, @LSHTM and @MSF_Suisse. Release in autumn. @UNIGEnews @unige_en
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RT @LeTour: 💛 RT & follow for the chance to win a 🇸🇮@TamauPogi signed Yellow Jersey with @SANTINI_SMS. 💛 RT & follow pour tenter de gagner….
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Ceasefire and protection of independent humanitarian aid are both necessary to save the lives of Gazan civilians.
A ceasefire is not enough. The Israeli military’s weaponisation of aid and starvation to displace and destroy Palestinian society will not stop as long as Israel controls aid distribution. Our new analysis shows how Israel has imposed a deadly aid system through GHF ration
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"Over 12 000 Gazans desperately need to be evacuated for medical care, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a plea to countries around the world to “open their doors” to evacuees."
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Over 12 000 Gazans desperately need to be evacuated for medical care, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a plea to countries around the world to “open their doors” to evacuees. “As the genocide...
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Which army in the world would not protect Humanitarian aid? This is scandalous. We need to protect humanity against barbarism!.
BREAKING: At least 798 people in Gaza have been killed while receiving aid, the UN human rights office has said. đź”— Read more .
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The IDF has targeted healthcare professionals and inpatients. Thinking that denying will erase cumulative evidence is simple illusion. But targeting healthcare must stop!.
The IDF denies deliberately targeting Gaza's healthcare workers but offers no explanation for multiple strikes killing at least 1,580 medical personnel since October 2023.
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RT @bmj_latest: "Reporting on the wanton destruction of health facilities, and on the killing of health professionals and humanitarian aid….
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How can distribution of humanitarian aid be used as a shooting field by Israeli army??? This is scandalous!.
'It's a killing field': IDF soldiers ordered to shoot at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid.
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RT @AP: BREAKING: Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in ce….
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Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces and drones have opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid in southern and central Gaza, killing at least 44 people.
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We are filming our MOOC on Humanitarian Health co-developed with @LSHTM and @MSF (Switzerland). Will be available at the end of the year on @coursera. @Hum_StudiesGVA @UNIGEnews @unige_int
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Dr @GhassanAbuSitt1 describing how the military strategy of Israel is a destruction of the health system to make Gaza inhabitable. @Hum_StudiesGVA @UNIGEnews @GVAGrad
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Attacks on Healthcare: an important debate at @UNIGEnews with key experts. With @GhassanAbuSitt1 as a keynote speaker. @Hum_StudiesGVA @GVAGrad
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Notre manuel sur le Management des Organisations de Santé vient d'être publié chez @dunod_editeur. Une belle collaboration @UNIGEnews avec Dr Mathias Waelli et des grands experts sur chacun des chapitres. Merci Dr Rosie Jouhaud pour la coordination. @SantePubliqueFr @SSPHplus
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RT @unige_en: Don't miss this opportunity to hear from an exceptional panel of experts on these critical issues. 📅 June 11, 6:30PM .📍Room….
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RT @UNIGEnews: ⚕️Spotlight on the 4EU+ Alliance at the 2025 Geneva Health Forum. From 20 to 21 May, the @Genevaforum (GHF) brought together….
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RT @SwissMFA: #MiddleEast | #Switzerland is alarmed by the humanitarian tragedy in #Gaza and the reported risks of famine. #Israel has to l….
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RT @policyCollege: Last Thursday marked the successful completion and graduation of the inaugural Humanitarian Health Diplomacy course, an….
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RT @HealthConflComm: Our Commissioners Paul Spiegel, Chi-Chi Undie, Özge Karadağ, Karl Blanchet & Muhammad Zaman contributed as consultants….
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