Health experts criticize Canada vaccine deals, call for international funding
CTV News
September 11, 2020
More than 100 Canadian health and policy experts have joined hands in signing a call to action, led by CCGHR and CSIH, criticizing the federal government of succumbing to "vaccine nationalism".
Canadians honoured for their work to advance women and children's health
CanWaCh
March 7, 2019
On International Women's Day, CSIH received the "Partnership" award along with four other agencies for their collaboration on the ENRICH program, which showcases Canadian leadership and success in advancing women and children's health.
Honouring women leaders in global health
February 8, 2019
The McGill University Health Centre interviewed three researchers on what it meant to the named to the first-ever list of Canadian women leaders in global health, and why it is important to recognize women in science.
Raising Awareness in Canadian Prisons
Hep Voice
January 1, 2019
Hep Voice, the magazine of the World Hepatitis Alliance, featured the CSIH Art Contest in Correctional Facilities as an innovative and successful diagnosis initiative in its January 2019 issue.
More women leaders needed to solve world’s problems: former New Zealand PM
CTV News
November 21, 2018
In a sit-down interview with CTV National News Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme at CCGH, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said that the reason issues such as women’s health and sexual violence remain so pervasive is due to a lack of women at the table.
NCDs: Our Health Challenge For The 21st Century
Huffington Post
December 12, 2017
Have you ever heard of NCDs? If you haven't, you aren't alone: non-communicable diseases or NCDs are a crucial health issue, but not the best known. Worse, NCDs have a serious public relations issue:
Civil Registration And Vital Statistics Systems Are About People, Not Numbers
Huffington Post
November 30, 2017
Nations should understand who is dying, when their people are dying, where they're dying, and from what disease, injury or condition.
Cholera in Haiti is the UN's Dreadful Legacy
Huffington Post
November 23, 2017
In 2010, Haiti was hit by the two most devastating disasters in its history, an earthquake and the outbreak of cholera. But unlike a natural disaster, cholera is a preventable and utterly ...
There are Barriers to the World We All Want
Huffington Post
November 23, 2017
Inequalities in wealth and power continue to worsen, while the past few decades have made only a modicum of improvement in the lives of the world's poorest.
Time for Dialogue in the Dark in Health Care
Huffington Post
October 31, 2017
Despite having seen firsthand the struggles faced by a person with a visual impairment, it was only when I went to a "Dialogue in the Dark" exhibition – where the sighted are blindfolded and guided by the visually impaired – ...
Leaving No One Behind? Reflections for Action in a Changing World
Huffington Post
October 24, 2017
A baby born in sub-Saharan Africa is 14 times more likely to die before the age of 5 than a baby born elsewhere in the world. Men are 4 times more at risk...
Screening baby boomers for hepatitis C will save lives
July 25, 2017
Thousands of Canadians are going about their business, oblivious to the fact they have been carrying a life-threatening disease for 10, 20, 30 years. Screening would permit early detection, effective treatment, and help prevent the spread of hepatitis C.