Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research

2024 is rapidly coming to a close, and we are excited to see what 2025 has in store for the Dahdaleh Institute. If you want to see just some of what our members have been up to this year, check out our 2024 Year in Review: https://buff.ly/3ZTf5ay From us to you, have a very safe and happy holidays, and we'll see you in 2025!

Registration is still open for Epidemiological Modelling in Humanitarian Crises: From Critical Insight to Public Health Action, with Ruwan Ratnayake. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. for this exciting seminar! Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/49J6E6r

Epidemiology is a core tool for effective public health response during humanitarian crises. Increasingly, modern analytical methods, like mathematical modelling, have been added to the epidemiological toolbox to attempt to describe the epidemiology of communicable diseases, decipher disease transmission dynamics, and simulate promising public health interventions among crisis-affected populations. Using the lenses of cholera response in crises and decolonial practices in global health, this seminar will explore the potential uses and challenges for modelling in crises to aid evidence generation and real-time decision-making. Join us on Wednesday, December 18 at 1 p.m. for Epidemiological Modelling in Humanitarian Crises: From Critical Insight to Public Health Action, with Ruwan Ratnayake. Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/3OR4pEf

Registration is still open for the 5th Annual Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium, happening tomorrow at 10:30 AM! Learn more and register to save your spot here:

On November 12-16, 2024, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Yuliya Chorna 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 (The Union Conference). The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) which hosts the annual Union World Conference, has been a leader in the fight against TB since its founding in 1920. Among its objectives, The Union seeks to improve TB prevention and care by the generation, dissemination and implementation of knowledge into policy and practice. Read about her experience here: https://buff.ly/4g2O0IR Paulina Siniatkina Amrita Daftary SSHIFTB KNCV TB Plus International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) Treatment Action Group (TAG)

Registration is still open for Empathy by Design: Tailoring Life-Centered Solutions for Seniors and Individuals with Dementia, with Shital Desai. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. for this exciting seminar! Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/49jj7xb

As our global population ages, the need for innovative, thoughtful, and human-centred design solutions becomes increasingly urgent. This seminar presented by Shital Desai, titled "Empathy by Design: Tailoring Life-Centered Solutions for Seniors and Individuals with Dementia," focuses on the growing field of life-centred design and its transformative potential in creating products, services, and environments that enhance the quality of life for seniors and individuals living with dementia. The seminar will explore how design, when grounded in empathy and a deep understanding of humans and the environments around them, can foster independence, dignity, and well-being for these vulnerable populations. Join us on Wednesday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. for Empathy by Design: Tailoring Life-Centered Solutions for Seniors and Individuals with Dementia. Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/416eZP6

🌟APPLY TODAY🌟 Three Experiential Learning in Global Health Research Assistant positions are available, working under the supervision of Prof. Mary Wiktorowicz, Prof. A.M. Viens, and Dr. Emmanuel Musa, beginning on January 2, 2025. Check out the job descriptions and apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zmauib 📋 The application deadline is Thursday, December 5. Apply today!

Registration is still open for Participatory Action Research for Community-based Emergency Health Response in Latin America, with Jeannie Samuel. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. for this exciting seminar! Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/4g5DVuh

A new article has been authored by experts from the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and collaborators from mWater, the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, Aquaya, Global Water Challenge, and ETH Zürich. Read more about the article here: https://buff.ly/3OjVCuh Sydney Hubbard James Brown Syed Imran Ali Laura MacDonald Rachel Peletz Katy Sill Mian Zhong