Treating violence against children as a disease
Violence against children is pervasive, but not inevitable. It is preventable. Like pervasive diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, we can diagnose and document violence against children, treat it and ultimately eradicate it. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion focusing on this topic to mark the publication of an important new book, Protecting the World’s Children: Public Health, Human Rights, Capabilities, co-edited by FXB Senior Fellow Susan Bissell and A.K. Shiva Kumar. The book includes the work of leading experts on the multi-faceted threats and violations facing today’s children. Panelists will engage with several key child protection issues and discuss solutions that demand urgent attention and action.
This event is co-sponsored by the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University, the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, and BYkids.
Speaker remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard University.
Speaker Information
Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc
Nandana Dev Sen
Susan Bissell, BA, MA, PhD
Tymur Tsapliienko
Vasileia Digidiki, MSc, PhD
Fridoon Joinda
Satchit Balsari, MD, MPH
Jennifer Leaning, MD, SMH
Organizers
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