Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past McGill Global Health Programs Director, is one of the co-authors of a recent Time Magazine piece.
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Published on: 7 Jun 2021
Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted by the Toronto Star.
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Published on: 31 May 2021
Dr. Timothy Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health and Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Secretariat is among the experts quoted by CTV.
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Published on: 28 May 2021
Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) authored an op-ed in La Presse.
"Pendant que nous nous réjouissons du taux de vaccination que nous avons atteint au Canada, la pandémie continue de faire rage dans d’autres parties du monde. Les images crève-cœur qui nous parviennent nous montrent des patients au souffle court se battant contre la COVID-19."
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Published on: 28 May 2021
Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted by CBC.
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Published on: 25 May 2021
Dr. Alissa Koski, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by CBC.
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Published on: 25 May 2021
Dr. Joanne Liu, who recently joined the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) as a professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies, co-authored a Globe and Mail op-ed.
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Published on: 21 May 2021
Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted by the Toronto Star.
"…But focusing on variants as being the product of specific nations could create “dangerous” stereotypes and place blame on their communities, said Ananya Tina Banerjee, an assistant professor at McGill University. “When we’re calling a virus after the country it was first traced (to) or identified (in), it does lead to racism and xenophobia,” she said…"
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Published on: 21 May 2021
Dr. Alissa Koski, of the Institute for Health and Social Policy, and the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, discussed the state of child marriage in Canada on CBC Radio.
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Published on: 20 May 2021
Opinion: COVID risk is only one reason to improve air in classrooms - Montreal Gazette, May 13, 2021
Drs. Jill Baumgartner and Scott Weichenthal, respectively Associate and Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, authored an op-ed in the Montreal Gazette.
"Most classrooms have ventilation rates much lower than those required to reduce infectious disease transmission, even with open windows."
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Published on: 14 May 2021
Dr. Joanne Liu, who recently joined the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) and a member of a panel of 13 global health leaders who released a report on Pandemic Preparedness and Response in May 2021 spoke with The World, a daily global news program.
"Dr. Joanne Liu, a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic and Preparedness Response, discusses the new pandemic report and recommendations on preparedness. "
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Published on: 13 May 2021
Dr. Joanne Liu, who recently joined the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is among the experts quoted by a Nature piece covering the release of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response report in May 2021. Dr. Liu is also a member of the Panel.
"Communication breakdown between the World Health Organization, national leaders and the public caused the pandemic to explode in February 2020, investigation says."
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Published on: 13 May 2021
Dr. Joanne Liu, who recently joined the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), spoke to Global News on the conclusions of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response report released in May 2021 and to which she contributed as a panel member.
…“For a full month, what we call the lost month of February, basically nations sat on their hands,” said Joanne Liu, a professor now at McGill University’s school of population and global health. “This allowed the virus to get a head start.”
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Published on: 13 May 2021
Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor, Hinna Hafeez, Msc Student in Public Health, Lavanya Huria, Msc Student in Epidemiology, Dr. Mikashmi Kohli, postdoctoral fellow, Madhukar Pai, Professor, and Paulami Sen, MSc Student in Epidemiology, all in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health are among the signatories of an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau published in Maclean's.
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Published on: 11 May 2021
Dr. Erin Strumpf, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by La Presse in this recent article.
"…« Il faut utiliser la vitesse et le momentum qu’on a en ce moment pour aller encore plus loin avec la deuxième dose », dit la Dre Erin Strumpf, professeure au département d’épidémiologie, de biostatistique et de santé au travail de l’Université McGill, rappelant que de nombreux usagers vulnérables en dépendent toujours."
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Published on: 10 May 2021
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