Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦🇨🇦 (@naiduthirusha) 's Twitter Profile
Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦🇨🇦

@naiduthirusha

Canada Research Chair in Equity and Social Justice in Global Med Ed
Assoc Prof University of Ottawa
Clin psychologist, runner, poet. Personal views.

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Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá (@seyeabimbola) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To mark James Baldwin's centenary, I wrote a short essay for The Lancet. On what he's taught me about responding to pushbacks. To beware of "strategic ignorance" and "the imaginary line of selective judgment". James Baldwin: ignorance, power, justice - thelancet.com/journals/lance…

To mark James Baldwin's centenary, I wrote a short essay for <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a>. On what he's taught me about responding to pushbacks.

To beware of "strategic ignorance" and "the imaginary line of selective judgment".

James Baldwin: ignorance, power, justice - thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Democracy Now! (@democracynow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING — Hundreds of Canadian Jews are currently occupying a parliamentary building in Ottawa to protest the war on Gaza. "Canada needs to stop arming Israel and implement an immediate arms embargo," says organizer Rachel Small.

Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦🇨🇦 (@naiduthirusha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The beginning of the end of important strides made through these programs. As humans we will are all disadvantaged without diversity nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/…

Jocalyn Clark (@jocalynclark) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On #UHCDay we need competent leaders who can: Enable transformational change Have courage engaging with diverse perspectives & communities Navigate the stormy waters ahead for #GlobalHealth But there's a problem 👇 Read & share our NEW BMJ Editorial bmj.com/content/387/bm…

On #UHCDay we need competent leaders who can:

Enable transformational change 
Have courage engaging with diverse perspectives &amp; communities
Navigate the stormy waters ahead for #GlobalHealth 

But there's a problem 👇

Read &amp; share our NEW BMJ Editorial

bmj.com/content/387/bm…
African Stream (@african_stream) 's Twitter Profile Photo

REMEMBERING STEVE BIKO One of South Africa's most illustrious anti-apartheid icons, Stephen (Steve) Bantu Biko, was born on this day in 1946. From an early age, he demonstrated intellectual and political prowess. While in high school, he became involved in student activism

uOttawa | Faculté de médecine, Faculty of Medicine (@uottawamed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔬 The University Research Chairs return this year with a fresh set of challenges, addressing urgent issues both locally and globally. 🌎 Dr. Manisha Kulkarni from uOttawa | Faculté de médecine, Faculty of Medicine has been appointed as a University Research Chair (URC) in #ClimateChange and #EmergingDiseases. Dr.

🔬 The University Research Chairs return this year with a fresh set of challenges, addressing urgent issues both locally and globally. 🌎

Dr. Manisha Kulkarni from <a href="/uOttawaMed/">uOttawa | Faculté de médecine, Faculty of Medicine</a> has been appointed as a University Research Chair (URC) in #ClimateChange and #EmergingDiseases. Dr.
Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá (@seyeabimbola) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Look just how outspokenly indignant major global health, public health & medical journals, scholars and organisations’ response has been to Trump’s policies vs Gaza genocide. An observer would be right in thinking that we care more about our careers than about lives or justice.

Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed (@nasadoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá An astute observation! We will write about, talk about, and do global health as long as we don't offend powers that be. Our global health praxis stops at the boundaries of what is "allowed" or politically correct. I wish for enduring courage and commitment for all of us.

Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦🇨🇦 (@naiduthirusha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I have to wonder what is being erased. Is it gender diversity or the US reputation for research and their research integrity? Decades felled by one misguided miscreant. The editors have spoken @paimadhu Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá AnnaCianciolo Perspectives (PME) bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Professor Dhananjaya Sharma (@dhananjayasha19) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I had to share this ironic email exchange.... BMJ Global Health BMJ Global Health just emailed to ask if I’m still submitting my piece on self-reliance in global health which I had to withdraw earlier because I couldn’t afford their Article Processing Charge. My answer: “Thank