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The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research uses critical problem-solving approaches to pursue effectiveness, equity, and excellence in global health. We are global health leaders, researchers, practitioners, and students working at the interface between research, policy, and practice to address 21st-century global health challenges. We conduct research, teach, and form partnerships in three thematic research areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 Seed Grants for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are <\/strong>four seed grants valued up to $8,000 CAD\u00a0each to initiate novel and innovative ideas that take a critical social science approach (including interdisciplinary approaches) to global health research. Applications are invited for the following: Development of a research grant (grant writing), Research seed grants, and\/or Convening new teams to foster collaborative projects<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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April 24, 2026<\/p>\n \n<\/a>\n<\/div> \nOriginally 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 ...
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Recap \u2013 Navigating Complexities: Indigenous health, public policy, and intergovernmental collaboration<\/h4>\n

April 24, 2026<\/p>\n \n<\/a>\n<\/div> \nOn 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 ...
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Recap \u2013 The Afterlives of the Clinic: AMR, Conflict, and the Future of Global Health, with Omar Dewachi<\/h4>\n

April 16, 2026<\/p>\n \n<\/a>\n<\/div> \nOn 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 ...
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