Read the latest systematic review from our colleagues “Proximate determinants of tuberculosis in Indigenous peoples worldwide: a systematic review” to be published in the Lancet Global Health in January, to which our own Danielle contributed.
Engaging pharmacies in the TB care cascade: lessons learned – Seminar from Amrita Daftary
On December 7th, Amrita gave a Graduate Studies Seminar at the University of Waterloo: “Engaging pharmacies in the tuberculosis care cascade: lessons learned from an intervention study in India”. Find out more on the university’s website.
McGill International TB Centre now a WHO Collaborating Centre
As of November 17th 2018, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has designated the McGill International TB Centre as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research. This designation will be effective for the next 4 years. A great recognition for our TB Centre!
New paper from Paulami Sen – WHO EDL
Read Paulami, Mikashmi and Madhu’s new paper “Industry Perspectives on the WHO Essential Diagnostics List” published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Congratulations!
New GHDx community launched
A new Global Health Diagnostics community has been launched: www.ghdxonline.org. In this new community, professionals ranging from clinicians, nurses, laboratory professionals, policy-makers, researchers, implementers, advocates and health educators share questions, successes, and lessons learned to advance the field of global health diagnostics. Sign up today!
Summer Institute 2019 – Registration opened
This year, the McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases & Global Health are offering a selection of their most popular courses in a shortened 3-day intensive format, in addition to an original 5-day course. Participants now have the opportunity to take up to 4 different topics during the two weeks. Find out more and register on the Summer Institute’s website.
TEDx talk from Madhukar Pai
On November 24, Madhu gave his first TEDx talk at the McCord Museum (Montreal, Canada). The theme this year for all speakers and performers was “Climbing Ladders”, and you can watch the video online.
Jody Boffa and Lena Faust win RI MUHC studentships
Congratulations to Jody and Lena who were both awarded RI MUHC studentships for the 2019 academic year!
Books on global health – Recommendations
Madhu recently asked via twitter “If there is 1 book that you would like all global health students to read, it would be…”. Get the list of recommendations via his recent post on Nature Microbiology!
Amrita Daftary featured on the Canadian Women in Global Health List
Congratulations to Amrita, who has been featured on the Canadian Women in Global Health List! As one of the nominees, she will be included in a publicly available document intended to assist journal editors, conference organizers, funders, policy makers, and any other institutions in broadening and diversifying their networks to include Canadian women leaders in global health. Find out more on the Canadian Society for International Health website.