Over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year, the Dahdaleh Institute collaborated with a group of outstanding students as part of the Internship Program. In recent years, our internship program has expanded to include research positions across disciplines progressing towards novel and innovative global health research. Through this program, our global health interns have the […]
On April 29, 2026, the School of Global Health at York University, in collaboration with the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health, and the Global Health Students’ Association, held the fourth World Health Assembly (WHA) Simulation at York University. For the FW25-26 school year, the WHA Simulation had been converted into an undergraduate course where students had an opportunity to learn about the […]
Authored by Dahdaleh Research Fellow and Director, Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab, Syed Imran Ali A critical new report from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders)—drawing on its extensive operational data and medical evidence in Gaza, as well as first-hand testimonies—lays out in detail how Gaza's essential life-supporting water and sanitation systems have been deliberately weaponized, […]
Originally published on Sphere (24 April 2026) Authored by Dahdaleh Research Associate James Brown Providing safe drinking water is a core priority in humanitarian response. Sphere Water Supply Standard 2.2: Water quality (“WASH Standard 2.2”) states that “water is palatable and of sufficient quality for drinking and cooking, and for personal and domestic hygiene, without causing a […]
Authored by former Dahdaleh Research Fellow Taslima Mamataz. I participated in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference, held at the Hilton Hotel Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, from April 8 to April 12, 2026, as a representative of Dr. Godfred Boateng's Lab at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, Global and Environmental […]
Originally published by YFile (27 March 2026) By Alexander Huls Rachel Silver, associate professor in Faculty of Education, has received a $500,000 grant to study how Malawian schools and educational organizations are adapting to international aid cuts, with insights that could inform education policy and development strategies around the world. From 2021-24, Silver was principal investigator […]
On Wednesday, April 1, Dr. Sandra Romain, Medical Anthropologist and senior policy leader in the Government of Canada, led a lecture on navigating the complexities of Indigenous health, public policy, and intergovernmental collaboration. Dr. Romain began with an introduction to medical anthropology, including key elements of interpretive, critical, and ecological approaches. In addition, Dr. Romain […]
On February 4, 2026, Dr. Omar Dewachi, medical anthropologist, historian and former physician, Chair and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, led a lecture on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its implications on the afterlives of the clinic. Dr. Dewachi began by reflecting on his fieldwork trip to Mosul, Iraq, in 2023, six years after […]
Authored by Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Yvette NKURUNZIZA From April 8, 2026 to April 12, 2026; I participated during the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference, held at the Hilton Hotel Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. The conference is one of the leading international conferences dedicated to advancing global health research, […]
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research is accepting applications for the 2026 Seed Grants for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research. York faculty members are eligible to apply as the principal investigator. Post-doctoral fellows are allowed to apply with a faculty member who will hold their cost centre. The 2026 competition will award […]