Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow Mark Terry recently published an article in The Lancet Planetary Health, discussing the impact of the Planetary Health Film Lab. Developed by researchers at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, the Planetary Health Film Lab is an intensive 1-week workshop that teaches participants from around the world how to create documentary films […]
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical humanitarian teams around the world and across multiple disciplines share their experiences with how climate change has likely exacerbated health and humanitarian crises. Through country snapshots and case studies in the Lancet Countdown 2020 Report Humanitarian Policy Brief, authors share their first-hand perspectives on how climate-related effects and […]
The top water science and engineering journal Water Research has just published a paper led by Syed Imran Ali, Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow, with contributions from Syed Saad Ali (DIGHR) and Jean-Francois Fesselet from Médecins sans Frontières (MSF). The paper investigates post-distribution chlorine decay and household water safety ingee camps in South Sudan, Jordan, and Rwanda with the goal of demonstrating […]
The Globe and Mail have been highlighting the work of many Canadians as part of the Stepping Up series, which aim to introduce Canadians to their country’s new sources of inspiration and leadership. As part of its coverage last week, Syed Imran Ali, Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow, was featured for his work on the newly […]
Background The Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) at the University of Toronto is inviting applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow position in global engineering and biofluid mechanics. The successful candidate willcontribute to the project “Latrine-Based Diarrhea Sensors” with applications to inflammatory bowel diseasemanagement and global health monitoring, supervised by Dr. David Taylor Meyer. By studying the […]
Background During different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, real-time delivery of reliable and comprehensive information is critical to predict spread and impact, and to guide governmental strategic policies and best practice. This requires rapid transfer of current epidemiological data to strategic action plans for a phased transition from widespread transmission to a steady-state of low-level […]
Seven emerging filmmakers from six countries came to the Dahdaleh Institute in Toronto from 16 - 22 February 2020 to participate in the Planetary Health Film Lab. The Film Lab took these young filmmakers through an intensive five-day process to create a film which tells a story about the health impacts of climate change. The […]