James Orbinski will speak March 16th.
Dr. James Orbinski, a globally recognized humanitarian practitioner and advocate, as well as one of the world’s leading scholars and scientists in global health, will deliver the keynote address at the Global and International Studies Launch Conference on Wednesday, March 16.
Dr. Orbinski is a proponent of humanitarianism, citizenship and actively engaging and shaping the world in which we live, so that it is more humane, fair and just. His best-selling book, An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century, is a critical reflection on the challenges and opportunities of international humanitarianism.
After extensive field experience with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Dr. Orbinski was elected MSF’s international president from 1998 to 2001. He launched its Access to Essential Medicines Campaign in 1999, and in that same year accepted the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to MSF for its pioneering approach to medical humanitarianism, and most especially for its approach to witnessing.
Dr. Orbinski practices clinical medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, and is part of a team of scholars that has launched a multidisciplinary PhD training program in Global Health. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Massey College, and at the Munk Centre for International Studies where he is focusing on Global Health and International affairs.
The Global and International Studies Launch Conference is part of FPA Research Month 2016.
More information and registration.
Monday, March 14, 2016 in FPA Research Series, News
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