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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 - photo Owen Egan

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Jacques Provost @jacquespolis.bsky.social · 11h
Une petite pépite dans cette rentrée littéraire «tsunamique»: le nouvel ouvrage de Maïka Sondarjee avec une préface de @drejoanneliu.bsky.social . Comment répondre à cette question: «Qu’est-ce qui remplacera l’architecture internationale actuelle»? Un extrait ici. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Une crise de sens
Il faut se poser la question : est-ce que le nouveau monde sera plus solidaire que l’ancien?
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 9h
Ebola, Bombs and Migrants: @drejoanneliu.bsky.social Reflects on Humanitarian Action, Solidarity and the Courage to Act www.perspectivesmcgill.com/allposts/202...
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Ebola, Bombs and Migrants: Dr. Joanne Liu Reflects on Humanitarian Action, Solidarity and the Courage to Act — Perspectives on Global Health
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Global Health Matters podcast 🎙️ @ghm-podcast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ebola, Bombs and Migrants by @drejoanneliu.bsky.social  is now out in English 📖 Her message is as urgent as ever: every outbreak starts and stops in the community. If you missed it, here's Joanne’s ep. With @garryaslanyan.bsky.social  on the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast 🎧 tinyurl.com/GHM-E48
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Come and join us! I will do a fireside chat with @tivabaral.bsky.social followed by book signing and a little reception. Looking forward to it!
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very excited to launch my book Ebola, bombs and migrants at McGill University on September 22nd, 2026. I will do a Q & A with Prativa Baral, PhD Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab. Book signing after the event. Register now. PLEASE USE THIS NEW QR CODE
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Arush Lal, PhD @arushlal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brilliantly co-authored by: - @luchuobain.bsky.social (@gh-otherwise.bsky.social) - Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene - @sharonfrieloz.bsky.social - @drejoanneliu.bsky.social - @magdarobalo.bsky.social - @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social Thoughtful editorial support by @benjaminjohnson.bsky.social & team. 🔗
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Reforming global health for an age of mistrust, fragmentation and overlapping crises - Nature Health
To move from debate to delivery, global health architecture reform must rebalance power, reinforce systems and restore trust, with a sharper focus on managing geopolitics and emerging threats.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Very excited to launch my book Ebola, bombs and migrants @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social. I will do a Q & A with @tivabaral.bsky.social . Book signing after the event. Register now.
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Global Health Matters podcast 🎙️ @ghm-podcast.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
One of the most powerful Dialogues episodes of the #GlobalHealthMatters was with @drejoanneliu.bsky.social ! Her book is coming out now in English. Listen to the episode, then get the book. tdr.who.int/global-healt...
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Dialogues: a conversation with Chikwe and Vivianne Ihekweazu
In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Joanne Liu, a Canadian pediatric emergency doctor and former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She is currently a...
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A new Q&A with PERL Director @drejoanneliu.bsky.social is up on our website. The 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC is now the second-largest on record, with 4,000+ cases and 1,850 deaths. Read more here: www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme... @madhupai.bsky.social
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The emergency ends. The crisis doesn't. Conrad Sauvé of the @redcrosscanada.bsky.social on why recovery takes years — and why the mental-health toll often peaks a year later. Watch Ep. 6 of One Crisis After Another here: youtu.be/ltJ6qKm8m3I?... @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Pourquoi autant de cas confirmés d'Ébola en si peu de temps en RDC ? Il n’y a pas une seule explication. Il y en a plusieurs, et elles s’additionnent. Et tout n'est pas désespoir...lire ma chronique du 1er août 2026 www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...?
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Pourquoi une ascension si rapide de cas confirmés d’Ebola en RDC?
Il n’y a pas une seule explication à cette progression record. Il y en a plusieurs, et elles s’additionnent.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The #Ebola #Bundibugyo outbreak in DRC's Ituri province is now the 2nd largest in known history, having overtaken the 2018-2020 outbreak in North-Kivu & Ituri in a matter of 2.5 months. Hard to say how big this one will get. Can't see it ending anytime soon.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Pourquoi autant de cas confirmés d'Ébola en si peu de temps en RDC ? Il n’y a pas une seule explication. Il y en a plusieurs, et elles s’additionnent. Et tout n'est pas désespoir...lire ma chronique aujourd'hui dans le Devoir (1/8/2026) www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How do you transform an organization to meet one crisis after another? Conrad Sauvé, CEO of the @redcrosscanada.bsky.social, on how rising risks are reshaping humanitarian response in Canada. New episode of One Crisis After Another out now: youtu.be/ltJ6qKm8m3I?... @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Looking for an administrative program manager.
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We're hiring! McGill's Pandemic & Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) is looking for a Program Manager to support PERL & the Nkabom Collaborative. Full-time in Montreal, apply by Aug 14 👉 mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social
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Program Manager
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Jason Gale @jasongale.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sadly, confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo climbed beyond 1,000 on Tuesday. # fatal cases has doubled in just over 2 weeks, with the INSP reporting 2,536 cases and 1,033 deaths today. The toll has climbed from 506 on July 4, with the epidemic spreading into Haut-Uele and Tshopo.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
School of population and global health is recruiting for a program manager: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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Program Manager
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A study to test whether Merck & Co.’s licensed Ebola vaccine, Ervebo — which targets the more common Zaire strain — followed by an experimental vaccine being developed against Sudan Ebola, can generate an immune response to protect against Bundibugyo. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Health Workers May Get Experimental Ebola Vaccine Strategy as Outbreak Grows
Frontline health workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may soon be offered an experimental vaccine regimen against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, as researchers test whether it can provide ...
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
En rattrapage - mes goûts musicaux à #apéropublic ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Les goûts éclectiques de la mélomane du samedi, Dre Joanne Liu | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Apéro public : Les goûts éclectiques de la mélomane du samedi, Dre Joanne Liu
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"Some doctors call it “walking Ebola” — symptoms of the rare Bundibugyo strain appear to worsen slowly, leaving patients sick enough to spread the virus but not so unwell to stop them moving through their communities". www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@mcgillperl.bsky.social is hosting @picardonhealth.bsky.social on our "One crisis after another" podcast. t is so humbling to listen to such a Canadian monument of health news. A must to listen episode. youtu.be/9ufDTckCjpw?...
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One Crisis After Another | Andre Picard
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Gold Mines at the Heart of This Ebola Outbreak - this article captures many of the challenges of this Ebola outbreak in Uturi. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...
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The Gold Mines at the Heart of This Ebola Outbreak
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS on why AI-generated content is making it more difficult to distinguish real science from fabrication & why even a list of citations doesn’t mean what you think it means-Great interview on our podcast One crisis after another @mcgillperl.bsky.social youtu.be/zxeEaKp0taE?...
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One Crisis After Another | Jessica Malaty Rivera
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The Current with Matt Galloway: More Canadians are filing for insolvency; latest on the ebola outbreak; and a conversation with Scott Galloway The Current with Matt Galloway: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
RDC et Ebola: Mauvais déjà vu. Mon article basé sur mon expérience en Afrique de l’Ouest et aussi en République Démocratique du Congo www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...?
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RDC et Ebola, un mauvais déjà-vu
Finaliser l’annexe 12 ne sauvera pas les patients d’Ituri, mais pourrait sauver ceux de la 18e épidémie.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
En rattrapage mon entrevue à Midi Info sur l'Ébola en RDC ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Ebola en Afrique centrale : La situation au Canada avec la Dre Johanne Liu | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Midi info : Ebola en Afrique centrale : La situation au Canada avec la Dre Johanne Liu
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
En rattrapage mon entrevue à Midi Info sur l'Ébola en RDC ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Ebola en Afrique centrale : La situation au Canada avec la Dre Johanne Liu | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Midi info : Ebola en Afrique centrale : La situation au Canada avec la Dre Johanne Liu
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What a decisive win- Bravo Victoire de Montréal
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
RDC et Ebola: Mauvais déjà vu. Mon article basé sur mon expérience en Afrique de l’Ouest et aussi en République Démocratique du Congo www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...?
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RDC et Ebola, un mauvais déjà-vu
Finaliser l’annexe 12 ne sauvera pas les patients d’Ituri, mais pourrait sauver ceux de la 18e épidémie.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The Ebola disease outbreak confirmed as Bundibugyo virus is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by #WHO www.who.int/news/item/17...
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Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Di...
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hantavirus on a cruise ship isn't the next pandemic. It's a stress test. PERL's Joanne Liu, Prativa Baral and Veasna Duong in The Conversation on what the MV Hondius outbreak reveals about One Health and a brittle global response. @madhupai.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
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Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health
The hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don’t normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
#Ebola outbreak in Ituri, DRC, combines an uncertain strain of Ebola, a conflict zone, cross border mobility. To be watched over the next few days. We might not have specific medical countermeasures to offer. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Ebola in Congo Linked to 65 Deaths, Spurring Regional Alarm
An Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to 65 deaths and hundreds of suspected infections has spread across the border to Uganda, triggering concern that it will be even ...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse, and the fictional line between human and animal health @tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @mcgillperl.bsky.social theconversation.com/hantavirus-a...
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Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse, and the fictional line between human and animal health
The hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don’t normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Listen to our senior investigator, Veasna Duong on spring cleaning and #hantavirus at PERL @mcgillperl.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social globalnews.ca/news/1184571...
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Spring cleaning your home or cottage? How to limit hantavirus risk - National | Globalnews.ca
The overall risk in Canada to the general population from the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship remains low, Health Canada says.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The hantavirus outbreak is a reminder of the urgency and importance of implementing international protocols and regulations for disease prevention, preparedness, and response.#IPPPR #Hantavirus theindependentpanel.org/news/hantavi...
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Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response say that the hantavirus outbreak is a reminder of the urgency and importance of implementing international protocols and regul...
A Statement from HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response The hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius vesse...
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
“The agreement deals with very fundamental issues: what exactly constitutes a technology transfer, what kind of contracts will be involved, how financial flows will work, and whether the agreements will apply only during a pandemic or also between pandemics.” english.elpais.com/health/2026-...
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WHO faces deadlock over pandemic treaty amid crisis over hantavirus outbreak
The main sticking point is the mechanism that will define how nations share samples and sequences of viruses with pandemic potential and, in return, obtain access to vaccines
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Quirks and Quarks with Bob McDonald: The hantavirus at the centre of the outbreak struck Argentina in 2018. What did we learn?
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
En rattrapage, mon entrevue sur l'hantavirus @mcgillperl.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUi7...
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Hantavirus : faut-il s'inquiéter du risque d'éclosion ? | 24•60
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Dr. Michael Osterholm on why manufacturing and uptake matter just as much as the science. 🎙️Ep. 1 of One Crisis After Another: youtu.be/_pxfhFS7gsk?... @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Un choix royal pour la prochaine gouverneure générale - la juge Louise Arbour- intégrité incarnée www.lapresse.ca/actualites/n...
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Canada | L’ancienne juge Louise Arbour sera nommée gouverneure générale
Le premier ministre Mark Carney doit annoncer ce matin que l’ancienne juge de la Cour suprême du Canada Louise Arbour deviendra la prochaine gouverneure générale du Canada, a appris La Presse.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"Attacking a hospital cannot become the new normal" @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Attaques sur les hôpitaux : 10 ans d’impunité. Mon billet sur le sujet www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Des hôpitaux attaqués après dix ans d’impunité
C’est la pulvérisation des règles de guerre, du droit international. Un boulevard pour l’impunité totale.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
At @mcgillspgh.bsky.social, we are pleased to host the @mcgillperl.bsky.social, led by @drejoanneliu.bsky.social & @tivabaral.bsky.social PERL has just launched a new podcast called "One Crisis After Another" Check out the first few episodes on YouTube! www.youtube.com/@McGillPERL
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
My favorite badass global health activist Nina Schwalbe- definitely worth a listening
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Rupture ou dangereuse illusion, le recul de l’aide publique au développement? À lire absolument www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Rupture ou dangereuse illusion, le recul de l’aide publique au développement?
La reléguer au second plan serait pourtant une erreur stratégique autant que morale.
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Rupture ou dangereuse illusion, le recul de l’aide publique au développement? À lure-belle réflexion www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Rupture ou dangereuse illusion, le recul de l’aide publique au développement?
La reléguer au second plan serait pourtant une erreur stratégique autant que morale.
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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
First episode of One Crisis After Another is live! We sat down with Dr. Michael Osterholm, CIDRAP director, author of The Big One, and one of the world's foremost infectious disease experts. If you'd like to understand what pandemic preparedness looks like, watch here: youtu.be/_pxfhFS7gsk?...
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One Crisis After Another | Michael Osterholm
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Dre Joanne Liu @drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Merci AlainCrevier pour présenter l"Ébola, les bombes et les migrants au combat des livres du Salon international du livre de Québec à l'émission "Il restera toujours la culture" jeudi le 9 avril. Très touchée par ton argumentaire. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Quel livre représente le mieux la ville de Québec? | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Il restera toujours la culture : Quel livre représente le mieux la ville de Québec?
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