/spgh/taxonomy/term/556/all en /spgh/article/pandemic-management-learning-our-mistakes <p>“We can thank omicron for one thing. Now everyone realizes that to avoid repeated waves of the pandemic we need to vaccinate the whole planet,” says Dr. Joanne Liu, OQ (MDCM'91, M MGMT'14, DSc), a professor in ƻ����Ժ’s School of Population and Global Health. “Closing borders won’t be enough.”  </p> <p>When she arrived at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in May 2021, Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, sat down with the school’s director, Dr. Timothy Evans, to set up the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL for short). </p> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:12:40 +0000 Jean-Benoît Nadeau for Focus 1244 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/les-inegalites-dans-la-lutte-contre-la-pandemie-entrevue-avec-joanne-liu-radio-canada-february-13-337830 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the ƻ����Ժ School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), spoke with <em>Radio-Canada.</em></p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:58:30 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1215 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/equite-vaccinale-le-prochain-variant-est-evitable-affirment-des-organismes-radio-canada-february-2-337406 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the ƻ����Ժ School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), is among the experts quoted by <em>Radio-Canada.</em></p> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:47:14 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1200 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/covid-live-updates-world-tops-10-billion-vaccine-doses-new-york-times-january-28-2022-337210 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director is among the experts quoted by the <em>New York Times.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"…“Ten billion doses is a triumph of science but a complete failure of global solidarity,” said Madhukar Pai, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at ƻ����Ժ in Montreal."</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/28/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests"><em>Read the full article</em></a></p> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:54:45 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1185 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/pandemic-inequity-and-injustice-how-should-world-respond-forbes-january-25-2022-337075 <p>In a recent <em>Forbes </em>column, Dr.</p> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:54:32 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1175 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/epidemiologist-says-lack-vaccine-equity-preventing-other-countries-protecting-their-citizens-cbc-337074 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director spoke with CBC <em>Power and Politics.</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1995867715665"><em>Listen to the interview</em></a></p> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:49:08 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1174 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/end-pandemic-canada-needs-lead-vaccine-efforts-abroad-epidemiologist-ctv-news-january-13-2022-336494 <p>Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, spoke with CTV News on Vaccine equity.</p> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:16:49 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1152 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/will-omicron-finally-spur-wealthy-nations-back-vaccine-equity-cbc-radio-january-9-2022-336488 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director spoke with CBC Sunday Magazine host Piya Chattopadhyay.</p> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:39:38 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1146 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/canadas-vaccine-reserve-exceeds-4-million-doses-prompting-calls-better-tracking-donations-cbc-news-335946 <p>Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by <em>CBC News</em>.</p> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:44:02 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1106 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/au-tour-du-federal-de-faire-sa-part-le-devoir-december-11-2021-335487 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the ƻ����Ժ School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), co-authored an op-ed in <em>Le Devoir.</em></p> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:21:51 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1098 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/omicron-set-increase-vaccine-inequity-global-demand-surges-covid-19-shots-straits-time-december-5-335399 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director is among the experts quoted by Singapore-based media <em>The Straits Time.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Omicron will essentially make rich nations hoard vaccines even more, be even less generous about donations, give boosters to entire populations (and) close borders. How will we vaccinate the world at this rate?" said Dr Madhukar Pai, an epidemiologist at ƻ����Ժ's School of Population and Global Health in Canada."</p> Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:56:23 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1086 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/omicron-shows-need-global-vaccine-coverage-canada-doses-slowly-reach-african-clinics-ctv-news-335398 <p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by <em>CTV News</em>.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Catherine Hankins, part of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, said that there are issues with “the lack of notice and the short shelf life of donations.</p> Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:51:06 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1085 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/end-pandemic-canada-must-stop-standing-way-global-vaccine-equity-hill-times-december-3-2021-335316 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director, is among the authors of this recent <em>Hill Times </em>op-ed.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not tired of saying it throughout the pandemic: “No one is safe until everyone is safe.” But Canada’s global vaccine diplomacy has made the world less safe, not more."</p> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:31:05 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1082 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/variants-boosters-turn-rich-poor-vaccine-gap-chasm-toronto-star-december-2-2021-335315 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director, is among the experts quoted by the <em>Toronto Star.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em>Although COVAX has now revised some of its initial practices, little has been changed about the effort’s fundamental structure. But Dr. Madhukar Pai, of ƻ����Ժ’s School of Population and Public Health, said the blame primarily rests with governments of wealthy countries that are ignoring basic public health tenets."</p> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:01:22 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1081 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/canada-should-lead-global-covid-19-vaccine-equity-canadian-science-policy-magazine-december-1-2021-335312 <p>Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director, authored a recent piece in the <em>Canadian Science Policy Magazine.</em></p> Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:41:23 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1078 at /spgh