‘Global health crisis in the making’
It seems nowhere is safe from plastic pollution, as a new study confirmed that microplastics have contaminated Mount Toubkal, the...
Global Health and the Health Crisis
Climate inaction has spawned a global health crisis
MANY believe that global warming is a slow-burning fuse, that there is a considerable lag before its full impact is...
COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions
The special report on health and climate change, published by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the Brazilian Government,...
Polar climate change could amplify global health risks, study warns
Climate change in Earth’s polar regions is emerging as an under-recognised driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far...
Polar warming is becoming a global health emergency
Climate change at the poles isn’t a distant drama playing out on a frozen stage. Polar warming is shaping the...
Antimicrobial resistance and the Future of Medicine: Are We Prepared for the Next Health Crisis?
Antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent threats to global health, with wide-ranging implications for public...
Confronting the Global Mental Health Crisis, Together
North America is not alone in its mental health crisis. From Europe to Asia to Africa, too many communities lack...
How a public health crisis in the Philippines led graduating student Sam Soriano to U of T
Born and raised in the Philippines, graduating student Sam Soriano remembers the health crisis in his home country precipitated by...
Urgent action needed to respond to global health financing emergency: WHO
“The world is now facing a global health financing emergency that demands urgent, coordinated action,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
