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2025 Union World Conference on Lung Health: Reflecting on the Potential of Collaborations Between the TB Community and Academia

From November 18-21, Yuliya Chorna, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology and graduate global health scholar at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University, participated in the 2025 Union World Conference on Lung Health, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The annual conference drew a broad variety of stakeholders engaged in tuberculosis (TB), including scientists and […]

Recap — Centering Palestinian Voices: Rethinking Global Health and Humanitarian Responsibility in Gaza

On Wednesday, November 19, the Dahdaleh Institute was joined by experts in food systems, WASH, and health, Dr. Ahmad Abu Shaban, Dr. Reem Abu Shomar and Dr. Mohammed Al Barayka, for a session entitled “The Limits and Responsibilities of Global Health & Humanitarianism: What the Genocide in Gaza Reveals.” The panel event sought to present the perspectives of […]

DI Members at the Global Union Conference on TB and Lung Health in Copenhagen

Thanks to the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health for the funding I received to attend and present my research at the 2025 World Conference on TB and Lung Health in Copenhagen (Nov 17-21, 2025). The event was a meaningful professional experience. I, along with several other DI members, were able to share our work with […]

Recap — Screening Program for Adolescents in Communities in Cape Coast: Case Studies from Ghana, with Benedict Weobong

On October 22, 2025, Benedict Weobong, Dahdaleh faculty fellow and Global Mental Health epidemiologist and academic, presented his and his team’s research on reaching adolescents with health services, specifically in select communities in a secondary city in Ghana. Benedict began by recognizing his team from Ghana and WHO. He also recognized the funding organization, Botnar […]

Implementation Science and HPV Research at IPVS 2025

The International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) 37th annual conference was held in October 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. IPVS 2025 underscored the need for integrated and equitable approaches to eradicate HPV-related diseases globally, advocating sustained investment in vaccine access, context-specific research, and robust governance to ensure lasting impact. This year's conference brought together experts in HPV research, […]

Recap — Reimagining Global Health: Critical Perspectives from Dr. Madhukar Pai

Authored by Hanna Lum-Gerry¹ & Brian Ferrier¹ ¹ School of Global Health, York University On October 8, 2025, Dr. Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC visited York University to deliver a lecture that highlights the importance of positionality in the global health industry and how Global North dominance has become so normative that we often […]

Recap — Tracing Mental Health Policy Reform Across Borders: A Comparative Study of Canada, the UK, and Australia, with Kaitlin Di Pierdomenico

On October 1, 2025, Kaitlin Di Pierdomenico, a postdoctoral visitor in the Department of Psychology at York University presented her doctoral research on mental health reform. Her research centers around Canada, Australia and the UK and examining how and why Canada’s mental health reform has consistently lagged behind those of similar countries. Di Pierdomenico first […]

York Students Present Research on Climate Mental Health and Youth Resilience at the University of Toronto Symposium

Three York University students from the Wellness Impact Lab (WIL) recently represented York at the Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Symposium 2025 hosted by the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation. The event brought together leading scholars, practitioners, and community partners to explore innovative approaches to health and well-being in the […]

York experts call for equity in fight against antimicrobial resistance

Originally published by Yfile (7 November 2025) Edited by Ashley Goodfellow Craig York University researchers are challenging how the world tackles antimicrobial resistance (AMR), calling for a more equitable and sustainable approach to surveillance and governance. Published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, the research explores how AMR surveillance systems can better reflect the needs of vulnerable […]

Civilians trapped by massacres in Sudan

Sudan is experiencing “the biggest and worst humanitarian crisis in the world,” Hanin Ahmed told Dahdaleh Community Fellow Chris Houston on November 2. Ahmed is a communication officer for Sudan’s grassroots network known as Emergency Response Rooms. The group's 118 Emergency Response Rooms provide life-saving aid in a nation over two years into a war […]