Moving from Brain Drain to Brain Circulation
Brain drain is a term coined in the 1950s to describe the emigration of highly skilled personnel, particularly physicians and scientists, from Great Britain to the United States and Canada...
Crossing Continents: Unveiling Insights from Uganda in Collaborative Research with North American Institutes
James Nnamutete, Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) and Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (BMLS)Laboratory Coordinator for Rakai Health Sciences Program James Nnamutete is a study coordinator at the...
Global Health: On a Mission to Health for All
The COVID-19 pandemic is not our first brush with health crisis that has sounded a call for global action. In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was established in response...
Helicopter Research: A Driving Force of Health Disparities Between Global North and South and How It Can Be Curbed
While international scientific research is seemingly beneficial to society as it generates new knowledge through collaboration, such collaboration is not always equitable, leading to exploitative, egregious outcomes for disadvantaged populations....
Navigating Inequities: The Challenges and Bias Faced by Scientific Research in Low-Income Countries
Curiosity and the eagerness to learn are inherent aspects of human nature, propelling individuals to seek answers to various phenomena they observe or experience. Through rigorous research, our world has...
Unhealthy planet = unhealthy people
The looming effects of climate change on humans - of rising temperatures and extreme weather phenomena, are no new concern. While the physically destructive consequences of climate change have already...
Health Data Use and Misuse: Navigating Information Dissemination and Privacy in the Digital Age
In 2019, Lifelabs, Canada’s largest provider of general diagnostic and specialty testing services, experienced a cyberattack, which compromised the health information of 15 million customers in British Columbia and Ontario....
Studying abroad: The Immunologist’s Perspective
Here are the narratives of newcomers to Canada sharing their experiences navigating the challenges encountered upon entering a different world. The interviewees decided to remain anonymous to feel comfortable sharing...
See a need, fill a need: an alumni interview with Dr. Sam Saibil
“Every day in clinic, even with the best therapies, we see patients still not doing well. That is where we need to be looking,” said Dr. Sam Saibil, medical oncologist...
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