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Home of Canada's first and longest running undergraduate global health program. Our faculty and students are making a leading impact, locally and globally.
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Prof Amrita Daftary contributes to essay on the necessity of community engagement in TB research endeavours in PLOS Global Public Health. The article is led by TB survivor Nandita Venkatesan, with a record 60+ TB research leaders, patient champions & community advocates journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…



.World Health Organization (WHO) Member States made history in Geneva today by reaching consensus on a proposed #PandemicAccord: who.int/news/item/16-0… I thank national negotiators for their foresight, commitment and tireless work. Gratitude as well to civil society partners. We look forward to #WHA78



Professor Amrita Daftary publishes with her postdoctoral scholar, Dr. Nancy Bedingfield, on qualitative perspectives in #TB health promotion research in the American Journal of Health Promotion journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…


Happy International Workers' Day! For more than 100 years, International Labour Organization has worked to achieve social justice & decent work for all – including dignity, equality, a fair income & safe working conditions. More about their important mission on Thursday’s #MayDay: ilo.org/about-ilo#miss…

As part of #YorkU's Global Health degree, Giovanna Batti completed her practicum working on the global health team at Results Canada Results Canada, contributing to their efforts to address the global challenge of Tuberculosis. Giovanna shares her experience: tinyurl.com/2k5ke8v6



Global health undergraduate Amina Yaqoob (Amina Yaqoob) was honoured with the Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students whose leadership has contributed to the growth, development & vitality of the University. Congrats Amina! yorku.ca/yfile/2025/04/…





Administrative Assistant Nicole Wilson received the YorkUHealth Dean’s Staff Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions, leadership, professionalism, dedication to social justice, and significantly contributing to a culture of collaboration and inclusive community.

Congratulations to Shital Desai, faculty member of the School of Global Health | York University graduate program, for being awarded the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award in Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Congrats, Shital! yorku.ca/yfile/2025/05/…


