Montreal Doctor is President of Médecins sans frontières

Published: 25 July 2013

"I've never managed to get used to seeing people die." - Dr. Bernard Rieux, from The Plague by Albert Camus (and one of Joanne Liu's favourite books)...

Point chaud - «Les vrais héros, ce ne sont pas des gens comme moi»

Published: 2 August 2013

On a tort de considérer comme des héros les médecins qui travaillent en zones de conflits, estime la nouvelle dirigeante de Médecins sans frontières (MSF), la Québécoise Joanne Liu, de l’hôpital...

The Status of mHealth in the Hospital Setting

Published: 2 August 2013

So we’re all going to have mHealth, it seems. A major March 2012 report by consultancy PwC and representatives of the global mobile operator industry predicted the worldwide mhealth market is...

A Management Approach to Healthcare

Published: 2 August 2013

The demands in today’s healthcare environment require those clinically prepared to have managerial and leadership skills that are not learned in traditional training. The delivery of healthcare...

Class Collaboration Aiming to Save Lives

Published: 5 July 2013

A group of students from Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal recently won a $100,000 grant from Grand Challenges Canada to field test an ingenious and low-cost water...

Simple Copper Device Could Save Millions of Lives

Published: 12 July 2013

A simple copper device based on an ancient method for storing water may save the lives of millions of children around the world, experts say....

Dr. Joanne Liu Elected President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International

Published: 10 July 2013

Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL Module 4 participant) has been elected President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, effective October 1, 2013.  

Low-cost water purifier wins Canadian $100,000 grant

Published: 4 June 2013

In developing countries, particularly in rural villages and urban slums, people can hardly afford water-purification systems. The consequences are fatal, with infectious diarrhoea causing around 2...

IMHL Collaborators Win Grand Challenges Canada Grant

Published: 3 May 2013

Students in McGill University’s International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program -- Drs. Padma Venkat, Caroline Kisia and Ahmad Firas Khalid -- are pleased to announce that a low-cost...

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