HHI Resilient Communities

Join renowned surgeon, author, and public health innovator Atul Gawande in "The Mechanics of Public Man-Made Death: USAID’s Destruction At One Year" on 11 February 2026.

🗣️ This event is open to the public.
👉 Register: https://loom.ly/Z_QCcQ4

The dismantling of USAID has triggered a wave of deaths—hundreds of thousands already—across the world. Atul Gawande, former public health leader at USAID, will unpack how recent global health gains are being rapidly reversed in our annual Jodidi Lecture. Join us on Feb. 11 at 4:30pm. Register: https://loom.ly/Z_QCcQ4

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The 🌊 flood corruption scandals in the 🇵🇭 Philippines undermine public trust and hamper the prospects for 🌏 climate-adaptive infrastructure in one of the world’s most disaster-affected countries.

📊 Research and evidence can be used to combat 💰 corruption and ensure that flood projects deliver on their promise. It's time to develop a culture of 🔎 scientific integrity and evidence-based action for flood management projects.

💡 Learn more in this Rappler article written by:
❇️ Dr. Vincenzo Bollettino, Director of HHI Resilient Communities program at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University; and

❇️ Dr. Pamela Cajilig, Professorial Lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Architecture, and Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia at the Atlantic Institute of the Rhodes Trust, University of Oxford.

[OPINION] To build trust, include researchers in major disaster infra projects It's time to develop a culture of scientific integrity and evidence-based action for flood management projects

Communication is a fundamental tool of community resilience because it fosters collective 💡understanding, 🌹 empowerment, and 💪 action.

At the HHI Resilient Communities (HHI RC) program, communications have always been an essential part of our research work. In this 2nd part of our blog series, we share key lessons from our impactful communications initiatives in the 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, and 🇳🇵 Nepal over the past decade.