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“Non-Violent Kitchen Table”: Another Way of Knowing and Belonging in the Space of the Global Tuberculosis Response
On November 12-16, 2024, I joined thousands of researchers, scientists, health professionals, government officials, civil society and Tuberculosis (TB) affected communities at the annual international event, The Union World Conference on Lung Health (T...
Recap — AI for Health Equity: Transforming Global Pandemic Preparedness, with Jude Kong
On November 6, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Professor Jude Kong presented an overview of his work in developing and implementing decolonized Artificial Intelligence (AI) frameworks, particularly within public health contexts across Africa and the Global Sou...
Hot off the Press – New Opinion Article Publication: DATA: A Key for Unlocking Quality in WASH Programming
A new article has been authored by experts from the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and collaborators from mWater, the Mortenson Center, Aquaya Institute, Global Water Challenge, and ETH Zurich. The paper, titled Challenges and opportunit...
Dahdaleh Researchers Awarded Connected Minds Grant to Co-Design Novel Machine Learning-Enabled Public Health Risk Assessment Tools in Uganda
A group of Dahdaleh Institute researchers has been awarded a Connected Minds grant. This grant will support new research on co-designing a novel machine learning-enabled public health risk assessment tool using quantitative microbial risk assessment (M...
Recap — Leveraging Systems Thinking for Effective Global Health Policies, with Tarra Penney
On October 30, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Dr. Tarra Penney presented on systems-based approach and how it can transform traditional methods of public health intervention. Her work seeks to address complex global health challenges by understanding and infl...
Recap – Voices on the Move Podcast Launch
The Dahdaleh Institute recently hosted the launch event for Voices on the Move, a podcast focusing on the complex relationship between climate change and migration. Hosted by Dahdaleh faculty fellow Yvonne Su and Sabrina Sam, the event welcomed partici...
2024 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
The Global Strategy Lab & the AMR Policy Accelerator are excited to host a series of three webinars featuring leading experts in the fields of AMR, art, and humanitarian crises. From exploring lessons from the Montreal Protocol to d...
Recap — Systems Approach to Address Resource Insecurity and Health Inequities, with Godfred Boateng
On October 23, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Professor Godfred Boateng examined how interconnected systems such as food, water, energy, and housing insecurity impact public health, particularly within vulnerable communities. Professor Boateng used the analog...
Inuit Youth and Community Well-Being, Art and Hope
SeeChange Initiative has launched an awareness and fundraising campaign dedicated to supporting Inuit youth in Nunavut. The fundraiser was launched at a powerful event at Dorset Fine Arts, Toronto’s premier Inuit Art showroom gallery representing the r...
Recap — Are Distinctions Between Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Still Useful? Why We Should Care, with Paul McDonald
On October 9, 2024, York University Professor Emeritus and Dahdaleh Senior Fellow Paul McDonald asked seminar attendees to re-consider the traditional distinctions between communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). He argued that, like many mod...