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Inaugural Seed Grant in Critical Perspectives in Global Health Recipients Announced
The Selection Committee for the Seed Grant in Critical Perspectives in Global Health has completed its review of applications and selected five inaugural grant recipients. Each will receive $5,000 to support critical global health research which contri…
Byomkesh Talukder Publishes on Medium
Planetary Health Research Fellow Byomkesh Talukder published Planetary Health Perspectives and Implications of COVID-19 on Medium on 9 May 2020. Medium is a popular online publication with a readership of over 120 million. Excerpt Planetary Health Pers…
SWOT at MSF Scientific Days Conference (virtual)
On Thursday 14 May 2020, Global Health & Humanitarianism Research Fellow Syed Imran Ali will present at MSF Scientific Days, a signature event of Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Dr. Ali is involved in the Innovation Day Agenda…
Rhonda Ferguson Publishes on Food Security and COVID19 in The Conversation
Research Fellow Rhonda Ferguson published a piece concerning food security, COVID-19 and opportunities to transform the global food trade system in The Conversation Canada. The Conversation Canada is an independent source of news and views, from the ac…
Jennie Phillips & A.M. Viens Awarded COVID-19 Funds by YorkU
York University has awarded $300,000 in research grants to advance 20 new research projects dedicated to Canada’s fight against COVID-19 and its impacts. The University recently announced a $250,000 research fund and call for proposals to support immed…
Director James Orbinski Panelist on the Future of Drug Development in Emerging Economies
Director James Orbinski spoke on a panel titled COVID-19 Response: New Opportunities & Implications for the Future of Drug Development in Emerging Economies on 7 March 2020. Event Description Description provided by event organizers COVID-19 Respon…
“The Geo-Doc” Tops List of Documentary Books to Read in 2020
The Geo-Doc: Geomedia, Documentary Film, and Social Change has been ranked #2 among the Best Documentary Film eBooks to Read in 2020 by BookAuthority. BookAuthority is the world’s leading site for nonfiction book recommendations. Written by Dahdaleh In…
Dahdaleh Institute Members Contribute to Doctors Without Borders Internal Newsletter
Three articles in the March 2020 edition of the internal Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) newsletter on water and sanitation were written or co-written by two Dahdaleh Institute members. Dr. Syed Imran Ali, Global Health and Hum…
Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair Makes over 100 Media Appearances About COVID-19
Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair in Global Governance & Legal Epidemiology Steven J. Hoffman has acted as a leading public expert on the global governance of COVID-19. Appearing publicly over 130 times since late January 2020, he has provided commentar…
Director James Orbinski Comments on COVID-19 on CTV
Director James Orbinski spoke on a panel of experts on CTV’s Power Play on 11 March 2020, the same day the Director-General of the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus to be a pandemic. Several weeks before, on 26 February 2020,…