Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
Research team
Lead researcher: Prof. Debarati Guha-Sapir
Debarati is Director of CRED. She is an epidemiologist, principally interested in health systems research, epidemiology in unstable situations and international policy related to relief and post conflict transition.
She has worked on a range of countries, including: Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Philippines, Somalia, Sudan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Debarati is leader of the Work Package, 'Violent Conflict and Health Outcomes'.
MICROCON projects:
Project 22: Mortality, malnutrition and distress in conflict areas
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Researcher: Dr. Olivier Degomme
Olivier obtained a medical degree from the University of Ghent, an MPH from the University of Louvain (UCL) and is currently a PhD candidate at the UCL. He has been working at CRED since 2003 where he has done research on excess mortality. He worked together with the World Health Organisation on the 2005 Mortality Survey in Darfur and with UNHCR in an analysis of data collection systems in refugee settings. His special interests are public health and epidemiology in complex emergencies.
His geographical interests include Iraq and Darfur.
MICROCON projects:
Project 22: Mortality, malnutrition and distress in conflict areas
Funded by EC under FP6
