Dre Joanne Liu
@drejoanneliu.bsky.social
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Pediatrics Emergency Physician, Professor at the School of Population and GH of McGill University, Chair of Humanitarian Dialogue Center, Former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders
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Congratulations to @helenclarknz.bsky.social ! You are the leader that GAVI needs to navigate those rough times in global health including access to routine immunization for all children- from safe place to conflict zones
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It’s an honour for me to be appointed the new Chair of the Board of #Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance. Gavi’s mission to reach every child with essential vaccinations is life-saving. This is a noble mission which I am proud to support. @gavi.org www.gavi.org/news/media-r...
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Already ten years ago #Kunduz trauma center attack. 42 people died, 14 of MSF staff lost their lives. Since then, attacks on hospitals have been normalized. Every day, a hospital is under attacked. Last year, 1648 attacks on healthcare according to WHO. We are not forgetting.
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Looking forward to read it!
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UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,& Israel, urged Israel & all countries to fulfil their obligations under international law “to end the genocide” and punish those responsible news.un.org/en/story/202...
Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide
Senior independent rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, a charge flatly rejected by Tel Aviv.
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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025
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En rattrapage, une entrevue à Tout un matin, mardi le 19 août 2025 sur la journée internationale de l'aide humanitaire. Un triste rappel sur le nombre record de 283 travailleurs humanitaires tués sur le terrain en 2024
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Entrevue avec la Dre Joanne Liu : Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Tout un matin : Entrevue avec la Dre Joanne Liu : Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire
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Summer catch up, a courageous report by Physicians for Human Rights: A Heath analysis: www.phr.org.il/en/genocide-...
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Pour la journée du 12 août où "J'achète un livre québécois", merci pour tous les commentaires sur L'Ébola, les bombes et les migrants. C'est une lecture sur l'espoir en temps de crise. Il se lit comme un polar quand il fait soleil. Très bonne lecture d'un livre québécois!
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Comme dit ce mémo, il faut qu'il fasse beau pour lire l'Ébola, les bombes et les migrants. Il va faire beau toute la semaine.
Bonnes lectures estivales.
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J'étais fan finie des chroniques de Foglia. Je lis la gorge serrée tous les hommages que nous lui faisons depuis quelques jours. Mes profondes condoléances à sa famille, proches, ami(e)s et lecteurs. Un billet sur Foglia, paru ce matin: Tougher la run avec Foglia www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...
Tougher la run avec Foglia
Mon dernier échange courriel avec Pierre Foglia a été le 5 octobre 2014. Il s’informait de la faisabilité d’une visite en Afrique de l’Ouest, épicentre de la plus grosse épidémie d’Ebola de l’histoire...
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J'étais fan finie des chroniques de Foglia. Je lis la gorge serrée tous les hommages que nous lui faisons depuis quelques jours. Mes profondes condoléances à sa famille, proches, ami(e)s et lecteurs. Un billet sur Foglia, paru ce matin: Tougher la run avec Foglia www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...
Tougher la run avec Foglia
Mon dernier échange courriel avec Pierre Foglia a été le 5 octobre 2014. Il s’informait de la faisabilité d’une visite en Afrique de l’Ouest, épicentre de la plus grosse épidémie d’Ebola de l’histoire...
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🌍 A Bold Call addressing some of the most urgent issues facing forcibly displaced populations—from trauma-informed care, infectious disease, and reproductive justice to child health, primary care innovation, and health equity.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266677622500198X
The Halifax Declaration: protecting health, dignity, and human rights in an era of forced displacement
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Absolutely in shock of the sudden of the sudden death of David Nabarro. A gentleman world civil servant to Global Health, a key ally during the Ebola outbreak in 2014-2016. Deep condolences to friends and family. RIP www.reuters.com/business/hea...
COVID-19 special envoy David Nabarro dies at 75
David Nabarro, the World Health Organization's special envoy for COVID-19 since the early stages of the outbreak in 2020, has died at the age of 75, the WHO said on Saturday.
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Cover for Forced Migration and Health Justice, forthcoming Oxford University Press, Feb 2026, artist Aya Haidar. Her art is inspired by testimonies of migrants, embroiled in their shoes. Chapter "The Medicalization of Citizenship and the Health of Migrants", R. Chung & @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pandemic Prevention & Global Health Security

Terrific chance to work with @drejoanneliu.bsky.social & @tivabaral.bsky.social at @mcgill.ca!!

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"an imperfect solution is better than no solution" as long as we are not complacent with imperfection and are working for more.
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“An imperfect solution is better than no solution”
Hear more from @drejoanneliu.bsky.social ‘s powerful #GlobalHealthMatters podcast episode with @garryaslanyan.bsky.social 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E48