Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health–Lancet Commission Report: Health in a World of Crises and Impunity

Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:45 PM (GMT+3)
Location: Landmark Amman Hotel
Format: In-person, with public livestream

This event will mark the official launch of the CHH-Lancet Commission report in Amman with experts from the humanitarian field in attendance. It includes a presentation of the report as well as a panel discussion.

Programme and registration

9:30-10:00 Registration and welcome

10:00-10:20 Welcoming Remarks Dr Magid Al-Gunaid, Deputy Executive Director, EMPHNET

10:20-10:50 Keynote Address H.E. Al-Sharif Nasser bin Nasser, Founder and CEO of AMBET Advisory

10:50-11:15 Presentation of the CHH–Lancet Commission Report Prof. Karl Blanchet, Director of the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva and co-Chair of the CHH-Lancet Commission

11.15-11.30 Contextualisation of the CHH–Lancet Commission Report Prof. Fouad M. Fouad, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Commissioner of the CHH-Lancet Commission

11:30-12.30 Panel Discussion Session Moderated by Prof. Yousef Khader, Director of the Center of Excellence for Applied Epidemiology EMPHNET Panelists Dr Magid Al-Gunaid, Deputy Executive Director, EMPHNET Al-Sharif Nasser Bin Nasser, Founder and CEO of Ambit Advisory Dr Sawsan Majali, Senior Consultant at Durat Al Manal for Development and Training Prof. Fouad Fouad, Professor in Social Sciences and Global Health, Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Commissioner of the CHH-Lancet Commission Dr Muhammad Fawad, Public Health Officer and Co- Chair of HSWG, UNHCR Public Health Unit -Jordan.

12.30-12.40 Post-Commission work Prof. Karl Blanchet, Director of the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva and co-Chair of the CHH-Lancet Commission

12.40-12:45 Closing Prof. Yousef Khader Director of the Center of Excellence for Applied Epidemiology EMPHNE

12:45 Lunch

This event is hosted by EMPHNET (Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network).