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Home of Canada’s longest-running undergrad global health program, plus an innovative PhD. Our faculty & students are making a leading impact, locally & globally

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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Global Health is featured in Maclean’s University Guidebook 2020 as a Standout Program! @YorkUHealth @yorkuniversity @YorkUnews
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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Professor Daftary (@DaftaryAmrita) also chaired a session on integrating systems to improve TB care outcomes and presented a poster on early findings from a scoping review of TB–climate change intersections through critical social science and One Health lenses. #UnionConf2025
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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Many of these presentations included @YUGlobalHealth and @YorkUAnth students/alum as co-presenters and co-authors, including Yuliya Chorna (@yuliya_chorna), Gurher Sidhu, Jacquelyn Yushkov, and Hanna Lum-Gerry. #UnionConf2025
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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Professor Daftary's (@DaftaryAmrita) plenary presentation on centring equity in the TB response was well received. Her other sessions covered community-led publishing, integrating social sciences into TB trials, and gender, stigma, and TB. #UnionConf2025
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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Professor Amrita Daftary (@DaftaryAmrita) was very busy during the 2025 The Union World Conference on Lung Health (@UnionConference) in Copenhagen, where she gave a plenary, three symposia, one poster presentation, and chaired one session. 🔗: https://t.co/PHKdmVPVNK
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School of Global Health | York University
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We were thrilled to welcome Professor Roojin Habibi, a leading global health law scholar, from @uocommonlaw to our Policy and Program Evaluation course for a guest lecture on the evolution of the International Health Regulations - a truly timely topic!
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School of Global Health | York University
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We were grateful to welcome Lathika Laguwaran, @YUGlobalHealth PhD student, to our Research Methods course, where she lectured on “Passport to Public Health: A Journey Around the World of Research” - highlighting her research, training, and career journey through @gstrategylab.
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School of Global Health | York University
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Huge thanks to Naeema Hassan, @YUGlobalHealth PhD student, for guest lecturing in our Global Health Research Methods course. Her talk on “Unpacking Equity in Global Health Institutional Partnership” gave students a great window into methods, equity, and her path into the PhD.
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School of Global Health | York University
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Prof @MathieuJPP & Post-Doc @chloecastbury were co-authors on a paper entitled, Strengthening Governance for Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Perspective, published in Scientific & Technical Review, the scientific & technical journal of @WOAH 🔗: https://t.co/3x1PWPjuCh
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@UNDP
UN Development
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❌ NO to discrimination ❌ NO to harassment ❌ NO to psychological abuse There is #NoExcuse for any form of violence against women and girls. #16Days
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United Nations
@UN
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The United Nations is accepting applications for the 2025 Young Professionals Programme (YPP) through 14 December 2025. The YPP is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career with the UN. https://t.co/AW2MVS1ror
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School of Global Health | York University
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Prof @MathieuJPP co-authored a @gstrategylab & @ESCMID policy brief on the Independent Panel for Evidence for Action against AMR’s founding decisions, impact on future scientific outputs, and proposed approach for structuring its program of work. 🔗: https://t.co/TZzW8wd5gP
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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Less than a week before applications for our Global Health PhD program deadline on December 1st! Please reach out to us if you have any last minute questions 🤔 https://t.co/H2mxlJZXnP
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@YUGlobalHealth
School of Global Health | York University
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Members of the York community - including @YUGlobalHealth students - are working with the @cdnntwrkoncuba to collect urgently needed supplies for hurricane-affected communities in Cuba 📦🇨🇺 Join us! Follow on IG: @Yorku4Cuba
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@UNGeneva
United Nations Geneva
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Access to food is a human right. Yet, 318 million people are projected to face crisis levels of hunger next year. @wfp warns that declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing them to prioritize food aid for roughly 1/3 of those who need it most, leaving millions at risk.
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@TheGlobalGoals
The Global Goals
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Meet the world's loan sharks. 54 countries pay more for debt than for schools or hospitals. Unfair loans cost lives. It’s time to fix global debt and turn it into hope at https://t.co/R5L97amFhx #unfairloans #loansharks #debtjustice #turndebtintohope #g20southafrica #jubilee2025
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School of Global Health | York University
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We are also proud that several co-authors were @YUGlobalHealth and @YorkUniversity student research assistants. Their contributions reflect the rich experiential learning and research opportunities available to students who study with us. Learn more:
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School of Global Health | York University
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The study’s lead author, Dr. @Ahmadfiraskhali, led the WHA SIM during his time as a @YUGlobalHealth Sessional Assistant Professor. Now a Senior Policy Analyst w/ the Government of @Canada, his foundational work continues to shape this innovative experiential education initiative.
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School of Global Health | York University
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This study was the formal evaluation of our innovative World Health Assembly Simulation (WHA SIM) co-curricular activity, which has now been turned into a course in @YUGlobalHealth: World Health Assembly Simulation (GH 4220). 🔗: https://t.co/lyQ27mZkZL
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School of Global Health | York University
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Prof. @PH_ethics_law was a co-author on Using a World Health Assembly Simulation to Explore Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions and Confidence in Analyzing Complex Global Health Challenges: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation in @PLOSGPH. 🔗: https://t.co/nduX5OvUY6
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School of Global Health | York University
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Thank you to Gerrit John-Schuster (@SchusterGerrit), Chief Editor of BMC Global and Public Health (@BMC_GPH), for speaking with our PhD students about the publishing process and the journal’s interdisciplinary, author-centred approach to advancing global health research.
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