Summer of Smoke -New Study shows that a Two and a Half Month Smoke Exposure in Canada’s Subarctic Doubled Emergency Room Visits for Asthma.

Combining insight from a previously-published community-based interview study with new quantitative analysis of air quality and health services data, the “SOS-Summer of Smoke” study, published today in BMJ Open, shows […]

Opportunity: P/T Junior Developer, Safe Water Optimization Tool Project

Background The  Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) is an initiative of  Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR), in partnership with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders), to build, refine, […]

Nature-based Solutions: Five opportunities to strengthen nature-based climate adaptation for people, land and oceans

On January 25-26, the Climate Adaptation Summit takes place worldwide. Hosted by the Netherlands, this international online event hosts world leaders  and stakeholders. The highlight of the summit is the launch of the Adaptation […]

Podcast on Environmental Emergencies: Climate Crises and Humanitarian Response

Everyday Emergency · Environmental Emergencies: Climate Crises and Humanitarian Response Check out this newly released podcast by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) featuring Director of the Dahdaleh Institute Dr. James Orbinski, […]

Dr. Amrita Daftary featured in podcast to highlight diagnosis and treatment of TB

A recently released episode of the RawTalk Podcast features Dahdaleh Institute Faculty Member Dr. Amrita Daftary in which she discusses Tuberculosis. The RawTalk Podcast is a graduate student-run podcast at […]

Decision-making Tool for Allocating Resources to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Dahdaleh Institute Planetary Health Fellow Byomkesh Talukder worked alongside Simone Philpot and Keith Hipel to develop a newly published report at the 2020 EEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and […]

Assessment of COVID-19 Reporting Discrepancy in Bangladesh

Reporting discrepancies between officially confirmed COVID-19 death counts and unreported COVID-19–like illness (CLI) death counts have been evident across the world, including Bangladesh. Assessing the reporting of the death counts […]

New Research Grant: Safe Water Optimization Tool awarded WASH Evidence Challenge Grant from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund/Elrha

The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research has been awarded a major WASH Evidence Challenge grant from the Elrha Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) for the Safe Water Optimization Tool. HIF’s […]

Virtual Launch of Safe Water Optimization Tool

On Wednesday, November 25th, the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR) hosted a Virtual Launch Event for the Safe Water Optimization Tool.   The event was kicked off with opening remarks by York University President, Dr. Rhonda Lenton, and DIGHR Director, Dr. James […]

Opportunity: Data Analyst

Position: The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University is hiring a data analyst for a project-based, limited, part-time contract.  The successful applicant will be a current graduate student […]