Prof Karl Blanchet
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| Karl Blanchet | |
| Fields | Public health; health systems research; humanitarian action |
| Institutions | Handicap International; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; University of Geneva |
| Alma mater | University of Salford (PhD, 2012) |
| Known for | Health systems resilience in conflict-affected settings; co-chair of the CHH–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement |
| Born | 03.12.1969 |
| Nationality | France |
Karl Blanchet is a public health researcher and academic specialising in health systems and humanitarian action in conflict-affected and post-conflict settings. He is Professor of Humanitarian Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva and Director of the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies.[1] He is a co-chair of the CHH–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement[2] and co-editor-in-chief of the journal Conflict and Health.[3]
Education
Blanchet trained in management and public health and received a PhD from the University of Salford in 2012.[4] His doctoral research concerned how to measure the sustainability of health programmes.[5][1]
Career
Humanitarian practice
After several years in humanitarian emergency settings, Blanchet joined the non-governmental organisation Handicap International (now Humanity & Inclusion) in 1997. He worked at its headquarters on programmes in Rwanda, northern Mali and Cambodia, and served as country director in Togo and Benin.[4] He later led the evaluation of the global strategy of the Physical Rehabilitation Programme and the Special Fund for the Disabled of the International Committee of the Red Cross.[6]
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Blanchet joined the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in 2010, where he worked in health systems research.[4] As a senior lecturer he co-founded and coordinated the school's Public Health in Humanitarian Crises Group.[6] He co-founded the LSHTM Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre and directed it from 2016 to 2019, and was appointed Associate Professor of Health Systems Research.[4][7] During this period he contributed to the chapter on general health care of the World Health Organization's World Report on Disability and sat on a WHO expert committee on rehabilitation guidelines.[6]
University of Geneva
In October 2019 Blanchet was appointed director of the Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH), a joint centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, with effect from 1 December 2019. He succeeded Doris Schopper, who had led the centre for eleven years.[8] The centre was subsequently renamed the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies.[5] He holds a full professorship (professeur ordinaire) in the Department of Community Health and Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine.[4]
He is also academic director of InZone, a University of Geneva project that provides university courses to refugee populations,[9] and represented the university on the steering committee of the Geneva Hub for Education in Emergencies, an initiative of the Swiss government.[10]
Research
Blanchet's research addresses the resilience of health systems in conflict-affected and post-conflict countries.[9] In 2017 he was lead author of the first paper of a Lancet series on health in humanitarian crises, a systematic review that identified 345 studies published between 1980 and 2014 on public health interventions in humanitarian settings and concluded that both the quantity and quality of the evidence were limited.[11]
He was one of the co-principal investigators of the Lancet Series on Women's and Children's Health in Conflict Settings,[9] published in 2021 and based on the work of the BRANCH (Bridging Research and Action in Conflict Settings for the Health of Women and Children) consortium, including ten country case studies.[12] He has also worked on the design of priority packages of essential health services for crisis settings, including Afghanistan's integrated package of essential health services.[10][13]
CHH–Lancet Commission
Launched in January 2024, the CHH–Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement is a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and The Lancet. It is chaired by Paul Spiegel, with Blanchet, Ozge Karadag and Chi-Chi Undie as co-chairs.[14] The commission's report was presented in Geneva on 20 May 2026; it found that more than a third of people in need of humanitarian assistance received none and called for a transformation of the humanitarian system.[2]
Editorial and advisory roles
• Co-editor-in-chief of Conflict and Health (Springer Nature), with Daniela Fuhr, from 2025.[3][15]
• Co-chair of Lancet Migration Europe, and guest editor of a special issue of The Lancet Regional Health – Europe on migration, health and equity (May 2024).[1]
• Co-chair of the Global Health Board of the World Humanitarian Forum (from January 2025).[16]
• Member of the editorial board of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.[17]
• Member of the evaluation committee for the "Research on Migration and Health" programme of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (2026).[18]
• Member of the technical working group on research in global health emergencies of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.[9]
Selected publications
• Blanchet, K.; et al. (2017). "Evidence on public health interventions in humanitarian crises". The Lancet. 390 (10109): 2287–2296. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30768-1.
• Gaffey, M. F.; Waldman, R. J.; Blanchet, K.; et al. (2021). "Delivering health and nutrition interventions for women and children in different conflict contexts: a framework for decision making on what, when, and how". The Lancet. 397 (10273): 543–554.
• Singh, N. S.; et al. (2021). "Delivering health interventions to women, children, and adolescents in conflict settings: what have we learned from ten country case studies?". The Lancet. 397 (10273): 533–542.
• Saeedzai, S. A.; Blanchet, K.; et al. (2023). "Lessons from the development process of the Afghanistan integrated package of essential health services". BMJ Global Health. 8: e012508.
• Dafallah, A.; Elmahi, O. K. O.; Ibrahim, M. E.; Blanchet, K. (2023). "Destruction, disruption and disaster: Sudan's health system amidst armed conflict". Conflict and Health. 17: 43.
References
- ↑ "Faculté de médecine, Université de Genève. "3 décembre : Leçon inaugurale prof. Blanchet" (in French)". Retrieved 6 November 2026. Check date values in:
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1. Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, University of Geneva. "Prof. Karl Blanchet". https://www.unige.ch/medecine/humanitarianstudies/about-us/our-team/management/prof-karl-blanchet Retrieved 6 November 2026.
2. University of Geneva (2026). "A Scientific Report calls for the Urgent Transformation of the Humanitarian System" (press release). https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2026/un-rapport-scientifique-appelle-la-transformation-urgente-du-systeme-humanitaire Retrieved 6 November 2026.
3. Springer Nature Research Communities. "Meet the Editor: Karl Blanchet". https://communities.springernature.com/posts/meet-the-editor-karl-blanchet Retrieved 6 November 2026.
4. Faculté de médecine, Université de Genève. "3 décembre : Leçon inaugurale prof. Blanchet" (in French). https://www.unige.ch/medecine/faculteetcite/leconsinaugurales/3-decembre-lecon-inaugurale-prof-blanchet Retrieved 6 November 2026.
5. Perrin, Brigitte. "A Centre in Geneva to promote the use of evidence in humanitarian action". University of Geneva. https://unige.ch/formcont/promotions/geneva-centre-for-humanitarian-studies Retrieved 6 November 2026.
6. The Conversation. "Karl Blanchet" (author profile). https://theconversation.com/profiles/karl-blanchet-268187 Retrieved 6 November 2026.
7. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2017). Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre: Report 2017. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/files/hhcc-brochure.pdf Retrieved 6 November 2026.
8. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (8 October 2019). "Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH) Appoints New Director". https://graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/geneva-centre-education-and-research-humanitarian-action-cerah-appoints-new Retrieved 6 November 2026.
9. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. "Karl Blanchet" (faculty profile). https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/karl-blanchet Retrieved 6 November 2026.
10. Coursera. "Karl Blanchet" (instructor profile). https://www.coursera.org/instructor/blanchet Retrieved 6 November 2026.
11. Blanchet, K.; Ramesh, A.; Frison, S.; et al. (18 November 2017). "Evidence on public health interventions in humanitarian crises". The Lancet. 390 (10109): 2287–2296. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30768-1. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30768-1 Retrieved 6 November 2026.
12. Singh, N. S.; et al. (6 February 2021). "Delivering health interventions to women, children, and adolescents in conflict settings: what have we learned from ten country case studies?". The Lancet. 397 (10273): 533–542. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
13. Saeedzai, S. A.; Blanchet, K.; Alwan, A.; et al. (2023). "Lessons from the development process of the Afghanistan integrated package of essential health services". BMJ Global Health. 8: e012508. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
14. Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies. "Launch of the CHH-Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict and Forced Displacement". https://www.unige.ch/medecine/humanitarianstudies/latest-updates/events/launch-chh-lancet-commission-health-conflict-and-forced-displacement Retrieved 6 November 2026.
15. University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine Newsletter, Issue 53 (June 2025). "Karl Blanchet appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Conflict and Health". https://www.unige.ch/medecine/newsletter/en/archives/issue-53-june-2025/karl-blanchet-coeditor-in-chief-conflict-and-health Retrieved 6 November 2026.
16. Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies (January 2025). "Prof. Karl Blanchet appointed Co-Chair of the World Humanitarian Forum's Global Health Board". https://www.unige.ch/medecine/humanitarianstudies/latest-updates/news/prof-karl-blanchet-appointed-co-chair-world-humanitarian-forums-global-health-board Retrieved 6 November 2026.
17. Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies. "Prof. Karl Blanchet appointed in the Editorial Board of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal". https://www.unige.ch/medecine/humanitarianstudies/latest-updates/news/prof-karl-blanchet-appointed-editorial-board-eastern-mediteranean-health-journal Retrieved 6 November 2026.
18. University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine Newsletter, Issue 56 (March 2026). "Karl Blanchet appointed to the Evaluation Committee for 'Research on Migration and Health' at the SAMS". https://www.unige.ch/medecine/newsletter/en/issue-56-march-2026/Karl-Blanchet-appointed-Evaluation-Committee-Research-Migration-Health-SAMS Retrieved 6 November 2026.
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