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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle)
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Law prof at @uottawa.ca @ottawahealthlaw.ca in international & public law, global/public health, & human rights • Iranian-Canadian • love rescue dogs, cortados and waterfront runs • my works at www.roojinhabibi.org
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A starting line up of global health folks who work across law, policy and ethics. There are many others to add - please share widely and suggest additions!

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Can't make it to the launch event in person? You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/0hD5r_4...
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Very nice to see old #GlobalHealth advocates and colleagues @nschwalbe.bsky.social and @roojinhabibi.org taking about the politics of #pandemic preparedness during the @mcgillspgh.bsky.social Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) launch.
February 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Deep thoughts about the state of the world at the PERL launch: "Maybe the withdrawal of the US from bilateral structures, and the increasing reliance on bilateral agreements, is lifting the blanket and showing us the state of how things have been for a long time".
@roojinhabibi.org
#GlobalHealth
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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🌍 Manqué la conférence sur l’OMS?

👉 La synthèse est disponible!

🎙️ Avec @roojinhabibi.org et @cyncouette.bsky.social, cette conférence a permis d’aborder les grands défis actuels de la gouvernance mondiale en santé.

📝 Thao Hoang-Lucquet vous propose une synthèse complète.

👇 À lire
www.cirgom.ulaval.ca
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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🙏 Merci à @roojinhabibi.org et @cyncouette.bsky.social pour leurs analyses sur l’avenir de l’OMS 🌍

Retrait des États-Unis, financement mondial et traité sur les pandémies : une discussion essentielle pour la santé globale 🧬

👏 Merci à toutes et tous pour votre participation !
January 29, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Next Tuesday, Global Health Law Research Director @roojinhabibi.org will be sharing her thoughts on the future of the World Health Organization. The event is free and hybrid. Register here: www.cirgom.ulaval.ca/form/inscrip...

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Important article by @timbousquet.bsky.social today in @halifaxexaminer.ca (as well as linked oped by Kate Ashley of Acadia + @aawayne.bsky.social) about very troubling move by NS govt decision to hire a private consulting firm to evaluate university performance.
December 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For their 1st legal memo, my 1Ls always consider a constitutional matter involving Aboriginal law. Invariably, I ask them to pay attention to UNDRIP, esp. in light of domestic implementation acts.

This from BC Court of Appeal will be essential reading next year.

www.oktlaw.com/gitxaala-nat...
Congratulations to Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation for their win today at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430. - OK...
Friday, December 5, 2025 OKT congratulates Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation for their win today at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commission...
www.oktlaw.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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🌐Event
📅NOV 20
🕦11:30

📽️🎞️ #FilmScreenings & #Discussion 🎞️📽️

On #InternationalChildrensDay, HRREC is pleased to partner w/ the #Reconciliation & #Decolonization Committee (RDC) & the #SocialJustice #SpeakersSeries at @uocommonlaw.bsky.social to welcome Ms. Alanis Obomsawin!

RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/3LPeCTu
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law is looking forward to hosting its Young Scholars Workshop at the University of Ottawa, and to attending the CCIL Annual Conference on Nov. 13th-14th.
site.pheedloop.com/event/ccilcc...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
…and so ends the saga of these celebrity ostriches.
#Ostrich case: Supreme Court Canada refused to hear appeal to stop controversial cull of hundreds of #ostriches at farm in British Columbia. Cull ordered by #CFIA after two birds tested positive with avian flu. #scc #animals www.bbc.com/news/article...
Appeal to stop ostrich cull dismissed by Canada's top court
The farmers have few legal options left, as officials say they will now kill more than 300 ostriches.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The Durban Promise, outcome of #CPHIA2025, sets out bold priorities for Africa’s health future:

💉 Local manufacturing
💰 Innovative financing
🦠 Pandemic readiness
📊 Data ownership
🏥 Stronger primary health care

As global funding declines, leaders insist: “Health is sovereignty.”

📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
African Public Health Conference Calls For 'Health Sovereignty’ And Prioritizing Primary Care Ahead Of G20 - Health Policy Watch
DURBAN, South Africa — The “Durban Promise”, the ambitious outcome document of the Conference of Public Health In Africa 2025 (CPHIA) will be on the
healthpolicy-watch.news
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Devastating to see this Cat 5 hurricane barreling towards Jamaica. Hope all are able to evacuate and find shelter.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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TOMORROW! "Making the Technical Political: The Long Road to the Pandemic Agreement" w/Roojin Habibi
🕛 Time: 12:10 - 1:20 PM
📷 In-Person: Weldon Law Building, Room 104 dal.ca/faculty/law/
@schulichlaw.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Félicitations à la professeure @roojinhabibi.org, qui a été nommée directrice de recherche du programme de droit de la santé mondiale nouvellement lancé au Global Strategy Lab (laboratoire de stratégie mondiale) @gstrategylab.bsky.social @ottawahealthlaw.ca w.ca

En savoir plus : bit.ly/3JgQpEH
October 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Congratulations to Professor @roojinhabibi.org, who has been appointed as the inaugural Research Director of the newly launched Global Health Law Program at the Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social. @ottawahealthlaw.ca

Learn more: bit.ly/4om44ZX
October 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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A lot of people have been making claims about H5N1 being on the verge of “going pandemic.”

We don’t that, or how or if a pandemic with H5N1 would occur.

But we do know what the virus would need to do & there are ways we can stop it.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/what-would...
What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?
How H5N1 could make the jump and what we can do to stop that
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Some personal news: after more than a decade with @msf.ca, today is my last day as the Humanitarian Representative to Canada for Doctors Without Borders.
Serving in this role has been the privilege of a lifetime and I’m leaving feeling inspired by the work that MSF does.
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In late 2025, I will join a team of experts in Kingston, Jamaica, to support the country’s 1st Joint External Evaluation of IHR capacities. I will focus on capacities in P1 - Legal Instruments. I’m looking fwd to this field-driven learning process w/ the MoH & local partners, JEE team & PAHO staff.
October 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Very excited to share this month's #unpackingAMR #podcast! If you are interested in #GlobalHealth policy. This will be right up your alley! @twagnerrizvi.bsky.social @k-strong.bsky.social @mathieujpp.bsky.social @shoffmania.bsky.social @roojinhabibi.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Really pleased about this new GSL initiative led by @roojinhabibi.org
GSL is proud to announce its new Global Health Law program, with Dr. @roojinhabibi.org as inaugural Research Director. This program will build capacity through law research, teaching & practice, examining the unique role of law in addressing global health challenges.

🔎Learn more: bit.ly/436vgnl
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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GSL is proud to announce its new Global Health Law program, with Dr. @roojinhabibi.org as inaugural Research Director. This program will build capacity through law research, teaching & practice, examining the unique role of law in addressing global health challenges.

🔎Learn more: bit.ly/436vgnl
October 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Dr. @roojinhabibi.org joined Dr. Uche Ngwaba (@torontomet.bsky.social) on Lagos Talks 91.3 FM to discuss the newly amended International Health Regulations and their implications for global health governance.

🎥 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/rDxeFhIkkw0?...
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Experts Break Down the Amended International Health Regulations | What You Need to Know
YouTube video by Lagos Talks 91.3
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October 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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📌 New publication alert!

@roojinhabibi.org & Cédric Apercé share their BMJ Global Health commentary on the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations.

They highlight a key change: requiring IHR parties to establish or designate a National IHR Authority.

🔗 gh.bmj.com/content/10/9...
National IHR authorities in the 2024 amendments to WHO’s International Health Regulations: transforming the opportunity into reality
In June 2024, the World Health Assembly reached agreement on a package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to enhance global epidemic and pandemic preparedness.1 The amendments...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM