#  Global humanitarian and disaster management one year after the dismantling of USAID 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **May 7, 2026** 

 10:00AM - 10:50AM EDT 

 [ Event Site arrow\_circle\_right ](https://hsph.harvard.edu/events/global-humanitarian-and-disaster-management-one-year-after-the-dismantling-of-usaid/) 

 



 

*Presented jointly with The Studio*

How are the front lines of global disaster and humanitarian response faring one year after the dismantling of USAID? Altaf Musani, director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the World Health Organization, and Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, will examine the impacts and explore the paths forward to ensure that lives continue to be saved. The conversation will be moderated by Irini Albanti, executive director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

Video will be posted for viewing on this web page and on [Harvard Chan School’s YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardPublicHealth) on May 7, 2026, 10 am ET.

[**The Harvard Chan Studio is the hub for the School’s premier in-person and live-streamed events.**](https://hsph.harvard.edu/studio/)



 

 [   ![Photo of Altaf Musani, Director, Humanitarian and Disaster Management, World Health Organization](https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-04/Altaf-Musani.jpg?itok=zaWbWxk0) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Altaf Musani Director, Humanitarian and Disaster Management, World Health Organization</p></div>   

 ](https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/2026-04/Altaf-Musani.jpg) Altaf Musani Director, Humanitarian and Disaster Management, World Health Organization

 



 [   ![Photo of HHI Director Michael VanRooyen](https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-04/Faculty%20Michael%20VanRooyen.jpg?itok=2xaG2mDn) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Michael VanRooyen, Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative</p></div>   

 ](https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/2026-04/Faculty%20Michael%20VanRooyen.jpg) Michael VanRooyen, Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

 



 [   ![Photo of Irini Albanti, Executive Director of HHI](https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-04/Weintz%20Studio%202023_9%20copy_0.jpg?itok=WNfQWrvz) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Irini Albanti, Executive Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative</p></div>   

 ](https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/2026-04/Weintz%20Studio%202023_9%20copy_0.jpg) Irini Albanti, Executive Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

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