Recap
Recap — Calling for a Public Health Approach to Suicide in China’s Scientific Community, with Cary Wu
On March 19, 2025, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Cary Wu delved into the pressing issue of suicide within China’s scientific community, highlighting the urgent need for a public health approach tailored to this context. Drawing from a working paper co-author...
Recap — Insights from India's Success in Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality with Ramesh Banadakoppa Manjappa
On March 12, 2025, Ramesh Banadakoppa Manjappa, Assistant Professor at the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, delved into India’s progress in improving maternal and neonatal health. He explained that this research wa...
Recap — A Global Analysis of Health Worker Protests, Unions, and Policy Challenges, with Veena Sriram
On March 5, 2025, Veena Sriram, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, delivered a seminar examining how health worker protests evolved during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. She explored global protest trends, their political and...
Recap — Chlorine, Contamination and Governance: Examining Water Quality Challenges in Lusaka, Zambia, with Hillary Birch
On February 26, 2025, Dahdaleh Graduate Student Scholar, Hillary Birch, explored the urban governance of water quality in Lusaka, Zambia. A PhD candidate in Environmental Studies at York University, Birch presented findings from her six-month fieldwork...
Recap — Strengthening One Health Governance for AMR Mitigation, with Arne Ruckert
On February 12, 2025, Arne Ruckert, Director of Research at the Global Strategy Lab’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Policy Accelerator, delved into the role of One Health (OH) governance in combating AMR. The seminar explored how integrated, multi-sec...
Recap — Addressing HIV/AIDS Among Women in Asia Pacific: Challenges, Progress and Strategies, with Rajnish Prasad
On February 5, 2025, Dahdaleh community scholar Rajnish Prasad delivered an insightful seminar on Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among Women in Asia Pacific. He provided a regional overview of...
Recap — Navigating Your Life’s Work: An Inspired Conversation, with Don Simpson
On Wednesday, January 29, Dahdaleh senior fellow Don Simpson led an engaging and reflective conversation on preparing for one’s real life’s work. Moderated by Dahdaleh senior fellow Harvey Skinner, the session was a back-and-forth discussion, blending...
Recap — Tensions in Global Mental Health Implementation: Navigating the Research-Practice Gap and the Politics of Universalism, with Luma Samawi
On Wednesday, January 22, Luma Samawi, PhD Graduate Student at the University of Toronto, delved into the complexities of implementing mental health interventions in low resource settings. She explored the challenges of translating evidence based inter...
Recap — It is Time to Rescue the Decolonization of Global Health Movement: The Pressing Need for a Shift in Paradigm, with Luchuo Engelbert Bain
On January 8, Dahdaleh research fellow Luchuo Engelbert Bain emphasized the urgent need for a paradigm shift to save the decolonization of the global health movement from stagnation and superficiality. Bain underscored that decolonizing global health m...
Recap — Epidemiological Modeling in Global Health Crises: From Key Findings to Actionable Strategies, with Ruwan Ratnayake
On December 18, Dahdaleh visiting scholar Dr. Ruwan Ratnayake emphasized the important role of epidemiology in public health responses during humanitarian crises. The seminar highlighted the increasing integration of modern analytical methods such as m...