Professor
MD, Loma Linda University, 1968, MSc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1977, Ph.D., University of London, 1988
Bloomberg School of Public Health
International Health
Health Systems Program
- Dr. Gilbert M. Burnham is the co-director of the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response at Johns Hopkins. He has extensive experience in emergency preparedness and response, particularly in humanitarian needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation that address the needs of vulnerable populations, and the development and implementation of training programs. He also has extensive experience in the development and evaluation of community-based health program planning and implementation, health information system development, management and analysis, and health system analysis. He has worked with numerous humanitarian and health development programs for multilateral and non-governmental organizations, regional health departments, ministries of health (national and district level), and communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. A major current activity is the reconstruction of health services in Afghanistan.
- Refugees, Disasters, International Health,Community Health and Health Systems, OpenCourseWare,
Research Projects
Building Afghanistan's Capacity To Address Aids, TB And Malaria: Monitoring And Evaluation
No information available
Health Impact Of Improving Water In Afghanistan
no abstract provided
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
Several research initiatives are currently ongoing in Jordan. IWe are conducting a nationwide survey of Iraqis displaced in Jordan in collaboration with the Center for Communication Programs; the survey is planned for summer of 2008 and is supported by UNICEF. We are also collaborating with...
Leadership Initiative for Public Health in East Africa
Abstract not available
Partnership for Building the Capacity of Makerere University to Improve Health Outcomes in Uganda
The ultimate goal of this project is to improve health outcomes by building and sustaining capacity at MU to address current and evolving health priorities in Uganda and the East Africa Region through strategic partnerships with JHU and key national and international stakeholders. The faculties...
- * Robinson C, Lee MK, Hill K, Burnham G. Rising mortality in North Korean households reported by migrants in China. Lancet,1999;354:291-295..
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* Kalter HD, Houssain M, Burnham G, Khan NZ, Saha S, Ali MA, Black RB. Validation of caregiver interviews to diagnose common causes of severe perinatal and neonatal illness. Paediatirc and Perinatel Epidemiology, 1999;13:99-113.
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* Sheik M, Gutierrez M, Bolton P, Spiegel P, Thieren M, Burnham G. Deaths among humanitarian workers BMJ, 2000;321:166-8.
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* Kipp W, Kamugisha J, Jacobs P, Burnham G, Rubable T. Cost-sharing in Kabarole district, western Uganda: communities’ and health professionals perceptions about health financing. Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries, 2000;2:30-38
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* Seet B, Burnham G, Fatality trends in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, 1948-1998. JAMA. 2000;284:598-60.
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* Burnham G, Abdallah S. The Johns Hopkins and Red Cross / Red Crescent Public Health Guide for Emergencies. Johns Hopkins University, 2000.(book)
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* Spiegel, P. Sheik M, Burnham G. Accuracy of health information in 52 refugee camps. Disasters. 2001;25:72-80.
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* Kipp W, Kamugisha J, Jacobs P, Burnham G, Rubale T. User fees, health staff incentives and service utilization in Kabarole District, Uganda. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2001;79:1032-1037.
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* Robinson C, Len MK, Hill K, Hsu E, Burnham G. Demographic methods to assess food insecurity: A North Korean case study. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2002;16:286-92
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* VanRooyen M, Hansch S, Curtis D, Burnham G. Emerging issues and future needs in humanitarian assistance. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2002;16:216-222.
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* Burnham G. Maternal Mortality among Afghan refugees. Editorial commentary, Lancet, 2002; 359: 639-40
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* Burnham G, Rowley E, Ovberedjo MO. Quality Design: a planning methodology for the integration of refuge and local health services, West Nile Uganda. Disasters, 2003, 27:54-71.
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* Burnham G, Pariyo G, Galiwango E, Wabwire-Mangen F. Discontinuation of cost-sharing in. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2004;82:187-95.
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* Burnham G, Mbrathu, T. Delivery of Ivermectin. Tropical Medicine and International Health,2004;9:A26-A44.
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* Allan R, Burnham G. Medicine for Refugees. Lancet, 2003 Dec;362 Suppl:s34-5
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* Karunakara U, Neuner F, Schauer M, Singh K, Hill K, Elbert T, Burnham G., Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder amongst Sudanese nationals, refugees and Ugandan nationals in the West Nile. African Health Sciences,2004;4:83-93.
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* Waters H, Rehwinkel, JA, Burnham G. Economic Evaluation of Mectizan Distribution, Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2004;9:A66-A25.
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* Singh, K., Karunakara UK, Burnham G, and Hill KH. Forced Migration and Under-five Mortality: A Comparison of Refugees and Hosts in Northwestern Uganda and Southern Sudan. European Journal of Population. in press
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* Ahmet A, Edward A, Burnham G. Health indicators for mothers and children in rural Herat Province, Afghanistan. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2004;19:221-224.
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* Nsungwa-Sabitti J, Burnham G, Pariyo G, and the Uganda IMCI documentation team. Implementing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) programme in Uganda Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries, 5 Nov 2004, 1-15.
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* Doocy S, Norrell D, Burnham G. Credit program outcomes: coping capacity and nutritional status in the food insecure context of Ethiopia. Social Science and Medicine, 2005;60:2371-82.
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* Singh K, Karunakara U, Burnham G, Hill K. Using indirect methods to understand the impact of forced migration on ling-term under-five mortality. Journal of Biosocial Science, 2005 Nov;37(6):741-60.
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* Roberts L, Lafta R, Garfield R, Khudhairi J, Burnham G. Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: cluster sample survey. Lancet, 364:1857-64.
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* Pariyo G, Gouws E, Bryce J, Burnham G, Improving facility-based care for sick children in Uganda. Policy and Planning, 2005; Suppl 1:i58-i68
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* Rowley E. Burnham G. Protracted Refugee Situations: Parallel Health Systems and Planning for the Integration of Services. Journal of Refugee Studies, May 2006.
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* Smith J, Burnham G. Conception and Death in Afghanistan. Editorial Commentary, Lancet 2005, Lancet. 2005,365:827-8.
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* Doocy S, Norrell D, Teffera S, Burnham G. Outcomes of an Ethiopian Microfinance Program and Management Actions to Improve Service. Journal of Microfinance, 2005;7:1-16.
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gburnham@jhsph.edu
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