COVAX: The Challenges of Equitable Vaccine Distribution Adam Steiner Mar 4, 2021 The Canadian government drew criticism in February when it announced that Canada would be the only G-7 country to…
Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 Response: A Global Perspective Dana Malapit Feb 23, 2021 Timor-Leste has had remarkable success in containing the virus within its own borders, yet the future of its public…
Vaccins COVID-19 : une innovation scientifique discriminatoire? Yara Bazzoun Dec 23, 2020 Plusieurs mois après le début de la pandémie, la promesse d’un vaccin vient davantage élargir le fossé entre les…
Spotlight: COVID-19 From A Public Health Perspective Naomi Shi Sep 9, 2020 This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Alua Kulenova, to talk about her!-->…
Mask Hysteria: Outbreak (Ep.1) Bilal Virji Feb 1, 2020 On December 31st 2019, China alerted the World Health Organization to a small outbreak of pneumonia, and by the…
Why We Don’t Care About Cholera Michael Leger Nov 30, 2018 How does Yemen's epidemic fit in with the recent history of cholera and what progress has been made towards…
The Global Burden of Disease: Use and Abuse of Health Metrics Kody Crowell Feb 27, 2018 Three decades ago, the introduction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into the human population sparked one…
WHO Let Mugabe Out? Political Pressure and the Future of the WHO Maddie Clark Nov 9, 2017 Global health stewardship and the 37 year-old rule of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are rarely thought of in…
Does the UN do Anything? A Review of 2016 Iman Lahouaoula Jan 17, 2017 The newly-elected United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the new year with a stirring speech,…
The World Health Organization: global immunization erasing borders Jemma Lewis Jan 29, 2016 The spread of disease is undoubtedly a concern with the power to unite nations, as pandemics can cross borders…