Press Releases & News Notes
Press Releases
FXB Senior Fellow Dr. Susan Bissell Appointed to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
BOSTON, MA, March 30, 2026
The FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University is proud to announce that Dr. Susan Bissell, FXB Senior Fellow and longstanding global leader in child protection, has…

FXB Visiting Scholar Dr. Jumana Odeh receives 2025 APHA Disability Section Health Equity Award
The FXB Center is proud to announce that Dr. Jumana Odeh, MD, MPH, Visiting Scholar and founder of the Palestinian Happy Child Centre, has been selected to receive the 2025 American Public Health Association (APHA) Disability Section Health Equity Award.

New Report: Confronting Major and Everyday Discrimination. Romani Experiences in Canada’s Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area
The François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center at Harvard University and the Canadian Romani Alliance published a groundbreaking study measuring both major and everyday discrimination experienced by Romani individuals in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton area…

News Notes
The Lancet publishes new analysis on COVID-19 aid
A new letter published in The Lancet examines how global COVID-19 aid was delivered—and what the data reveal about the state of international solidarity.

