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Significant Progress at The Dahdaleh Institute
The past six months has been a busy period for The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. A world-renowned team is being assembled to support the Institutes’ core objectives to provide leadership and innovation in improving global health….
Director James Orbinski to speak at “Water for Peace”
Dr. James Orbinski, with Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, to Speak at First Annual Water for Peace Event in Support of the Rainmaker Enterprise TORONTO, May 14, 2018 /CNW/ – One-third of the world’s population now lives in water stressed areas, and by 202…
Byomkesh Talukder Presents at the Pegasus Conference
Dr. Byomkesh Talukder presents his research on Health Effects among Farmers of the Coastal Agricultural Systems of Bangladesh at the 2018 Pegasus Conference in Toronto, Ontario. To understand the health impacts of the agricultural practi…
Shaping the Global Health We Want: Debating Future Research Needs
On April 19, 2018, the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research partnered with CIHR’s Institute of Population and Public Health to host a one-day academic workshop on “Shaping the Global Health We Want: Debating Future Research Needs” at York Univ…
Dr. Imran Ali Presents in Berlin
Dr. Syed Imran Ali, Global Health & Humanitarianism Research Fellow, presents findings from research with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on disinfection by-products in emergency safe water supplies at the 8th Emergency Environmental Health Forum in…
Development of a Ghana-Canada Global Health Research Partnership
Held on March 29, the forum brought together academics interested in Ghana with an opportunity to network and discuss research interests that may lead to Ghana-Canada research collaborations. This forum was sponsored by York’s Dahdaleh Institute for Gl…
New Grant Awarded by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund
DIGHR has been awarded an Innovation Grant from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (UK) to investigate the role chemical water quality has in affecting the treatment and recovery of severely malnourished infants and children in humanitarian crisis zones….
New Grant Awarded by the CIHR-IPPH
The Dahdaleh Institute has been awarded a Planning Grant from CIHR-IPPH (Canada) to convene a workshop on data science for global and humanitarian health. The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research has been awarded a CIHR-IPPH Planning and Disse…
York University appoints internationally renowned global health scholars
As Canada’s progressive university, a York University education shapes the global perspective, and embraces innovation in teaching, learning, and research. York University’s Faculty of Health has announced two important appointments, both demonstrating…
Inaugural think tank session strengthens collaboration
The inaugural Social Innovation Think Tank recently hosted by York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health offered a unique opportunity to discuss and learn from participants’ collective experience and insights. The intent was to launch a glo…