/spgh/taxonomy/term/250/all en /spgh/article/mr-zackie-achmat-announced-winner-inaugural-paul-farmer-award-global-health-equity-mcgill-university <p>The McGill School of Population and Global Health is pleased to announce <a href="http://x.com/ZackieAchmat">Mr. Zackie Achmat</a> from South Africa as the winner of the inaugural (2024) Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity. A world-renowned health and political activist, Mr. Achmat has dedicated his life to the fight for justice and equality, leading to significant and lasting improvements in the health and wellbeing of millions in South Africa.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:37:25 +0000 The McGill School of Population and Global Health 2460 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/disrupting-global-health-allyship-collective-liberation-forbes-march-15-2022-338474 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director wrote a <em>Forbes</em> piece on the role of allyship in the field of global health.</p> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:13:08 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1306 at /spgh /spgh/article/pandemic-management-learning-our-mistakes <p>“We can thank omicron for one thing. Now everyone realizes that to avoid repeated waves of the pandemic we need to vaccinate the whole planet,” says Dr. Joanne Liu, OQ (MDCM'91, M MGMT'14, DSc), a professor in Ď㽶ĘÓƵ’s School of Population and Global Health. “Closing borders won’t be enough.”  </p> <p>When she arrived at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in May 2021, Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, sat down with the school’s director, Dr. Timothy Evans, to set up the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL for short). </p> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:12:40 +0000 Jean-BenoĂ®t Nadeau for Focus 1244 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/double-agents-global-health-forbes-february-6-2022-337828 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director wrote a piece on global health professionals with perspectives from both high and low- and middle-income countries in <em>Forbes.</em></p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:49:55 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1214 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/decolonizing-global-health-moment-reflect-movement-forbes-july-22-2021-332081 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director, authored a recent <em>Forbes</em> opinion piece.</p> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:20:14 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 852 at /spgh /spgh/article/dr-charles-larson-appointed-interim-director-global-health-programs <p>We would like to send a warm and heartfelt thank you to Dr. Pai for re-establishing global health programming at the University with infectious energy and a drive towards inclusiveness.</p> <p>Dr. Larson completed his medical degree and subsequent specializations in Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine & Public Health at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ. Spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Larson’s academic career has primarily focused on capacity building and implementation research to support the scaling up of life-saving interventions for children under the age of five.</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:12:06 +0000 McGill Faculty of Medicine 685 at /spgh