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SUMMARY:Doing research in conflict &amp\; humanitarian settings - lessons 
 from health assessments in the Middle East - Andrew Means Co-Founder and J
 esse Berns Director Field Data Collection - Impact Lab
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CONTACT:Jessica Wheeler
DESCRIPTION:*Bringing science to the business of doing good...*\n\nThe div
 ide between operational actors\, academia\, and information technologists 
 is often immense. Research is commonly seen by operational entities as sec
 ondary to response\, and technology as an afterthought. In the area of hum
 anitarian aid\, data-driven decision-making is imperative\, as time and re
 source allocation are crucial to the lives of those affected by crisis. In
  order to provide rapid\, simple information to field responders\, operati
 onal managers\, and policy makers\, the integration of humanitarian respon
 se-specific technology is imperative.\n\nThe Impact Lab\, a data science o
 rganisation for social good\, works with a wide range of public- and priva
 te-sector partners to solve analytical and strategic problems\, particular
 ly in the areas of health\, education\, operations\, and sustainability. I
 n the realm of humanitarian aid\, the Impact Lab provides complete data so
 lutions in low resource settings\, including sound epidemiological methods
 \, valid statistics\, and rapid\, intuitive analytics.\n\nA recent program
 me administered by The Impact Lab\, the Health Assessment Project\, utilis
 es mobile data collection tools and a standardised deployment 'toolkit' in
  order to provide real-time\, pertinent\, operationally relevant informati
 on to NGOs and UN actors in crisis-affected regions of the Middle East (Ir
 aq\, Lebanon\, & Jordan). Roughly 30\,000 displaced persons in the region 
 were assessed for critical health and essential service needs during a two
 -month period.\nThe Health Assessment Project\, as well as other programme
 s and technology innovations\, will be discussed by the Impact Lab staff.
LOCATION:Room S2\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3
  9DT
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