All Posts — Perspectives on Global Health

Can students be the agents of change in the post-pandemic world?

Infectious DiseaseMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthJune 26, 2023COVID-19

Global Diabetes Inequity

This episode will explore global inequities in diabetes treatment and what we can do to address this inequity. We will be joined by Dr. Ananya Banerjee, who is an expert on the topic

Mobilizing Global Solidarity in the Fight Against Public Health Emergencies

Ethics & EquityMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthJune 13, 2023Ethics & Equity, COVID-19, Decolonizing Global Health

It’s time to re-think the use of the “LMIC” category

Ethics & EquityMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthJune 2, 2023McGill

Dual Perspective: Montrealer and Public Health Student’s Commentary on Family Doctor Shortage in Québec

Policy & FinancingMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthMay 27, 2023Montreal, Policy/Financing/Health Systems/Governance, McGill, Ethics & Equity

Decolonizing Diets: Eating Three-Meals-A-Day and Its Colonial Implications

McGill Perspectives on Global HealthMay 24, 2023

The Social and Biomechanical Determinants of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Diseases by Gender

This post is part of a series of opinion pieces in diverse mediums focusing on the theme “What can we do to address inequities in Global Health?” These submissions are by McGill students who were part of the course PPHS 511 Fundamentals of Global Health in Fall 2022.

Internationally Educated Health Professionals in Canada

A Potential Solution to the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

Decolonizing Indigenous health starts at universities. What needs to change at the U15?

Indigenous HealthMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthMay 1, 2023Indigenous Health, Ethics & Equity, Decolonizing Global Health, Policy/Financing/Health Systems/Governance

The Road to Equity

How the built environment in low-income neighbourhoods in Montréal are harmful to health

Income for Older Adults Living in Montreal: Wealth Solutions for Health Problems

Creating a more inclusive retirement experience for all Canadians

Excess suicide mortality among agricultural workers

Addressing interlocking global crises of mental health and food insecurity

Falling Through the Cracks: Diagnostic and Eligibility Gate-Keeping to Accessing Quality Mental Health Care

Mental HealthMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthMarch 20, 2023Research, McGill

In Conversation with Dr. Jura Augustinavicius

Dr. Jura Augustinavicius, Assistant Professor at the McGill School of Population and Global Health, explains how climate change impacts mental health.

Mental HealthMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthMarch 13, 2023McGill, Interviews, Research

Building Mental Health Policies into All Policies

It’s time our leaders stop treating mental health in a vacuum. It’s time to think about mental health in all the policies we build for the future.

Mental HealthMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthMarch 6, 2023Opinion

Rise of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cases: A Surge of Cases in Infants and Children Under 5 in the United States

Infectious DiseaseMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthFebruary 27, 2023Infectious Disease

Paternal Postpartum Depression: Why We Need To Talk About It

Addressing the mental health of fathers after childbirth and how to prevent depression

Mental HealthMcGill Perspectives on Global HealthFebruary 24, 2023

Building a Career in Maternal Health Research

Insights from Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta & Dr. Isabelle Malhamé

Sounding the Smoke Alarm: The Tobacco Industry, Global Health, and the Climate Catastrophe

The interests of the tobacco industry are irreconcilable with tobacco control, public health and the need for urgent action on climate change. But policymakers can take action.

COP15 is the first to deliver health-centered biodiversity policies, and why it matters

With a growing sense that more needs to be done to address the health inequities caused by biodiversity loss, Montreal’s COP15 takes an important step forward.