Patrick Bidulka, Rosemary Chuang, Ramla Barise, Min Gi Cho, Kedar Mate Abstract: The Inuulitsivik Midwifery Program was created in response to the inefficient evacuation policy implemented by the Government of Canada in the 1950s. Under this evacuation program, pregnant women from the Nunavik region would be sent to deliver in southern Canadian hospitals, in an …
Frida Blackwell, Jennifer He, Breanna Hodgins, Gisele Nakhle, Ipshita Nandi, Marisa Okano, Anna Qian Abstract: In 2011 the Informed Push Model (IPM) was designed by Intrahealth International and its partners to address the issue of contraceptive unavailability in urban areas of Senegal. The IPM is a supply chain intervention system that brings the source of …
Claire Bentley, Vanessa Brombosz, Sofianne Gabrielli, Ga Eun Lee, Vaidehi Nafade, Lindsay Steele, Muhammed Wali Abstract: This paper examines an innovative sanitary pad manufacturing process in India that uses machines staffed by local women. In considering its financial viability, we assess whether the intervention — based on a social entrepreneurship model — adequately addresses the economic and …
Monica Bahoshy, Lauren Chun, Leila Farahdel, Ryan Hartley, Adrianna Modafferi, Aryan Shekarabi Abstract: Mental disorders act as a leading cause of disability world wide, especially in war and disaster torn regions. The effects of mental conditions are especially high in women living in “fragile states” such as Afghanistan, where resources to appropriate mental health care …
Sakiko Yamaguchi Abstract: Based on reflecting on the experience of working with an Afghan widow, this essay unfolds the challenges and dilemmas of providing aid for vulnerable populations whose voices are rarely heard. Though global health policy makers and practitioners are fully committed to achieving universal health care, it is easy to overlook the fact …
The Prognosis is looking for submissions! The Prognosis, McGill’s student journal of global health, is looking for submissions for its 2017-2018 edition. We feature research and articles on topics at the intersection of social, biomedical, environmental, global, and local perspectives on health. Papers ought to: – be less than 3,500 words, excluding abstract and citations; … Continue reading
Abstract Dengue fever is considered a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), as it both affects predominantly resource-limited countries and supports the need for increased research and development (R&D) (1). The situation has become critical given that transmission of dengue has increased in both frequency and magnitude, as well as has expanded to new areas. However, over … Continue reading
“What if staying alive has something to do with witnessing the death in life? What if dying and being borne along by those who love you, is also a way of being alive? How might we come to care for life that is constitutively beside itself, life that could never be fully itself?” -Lisa Stevenson, … Continue reading
Abstract This case study evaluates India’s efforts to eliminate all poliovirus strains in the country. This was done through massive immunization campaigns that targeted specific and marginalized groups, public awareness campaigns, and an emphasis on nation-wide surveillance. Ultimately, polio was successfully eliminated in India and the country averted 1.48 billion disability-adjusted life years. The number … Continue reading
Abstract Childhood obesity in Taiwan, as in Canada and many other countries, has been steadily increasing in recent years (,). To address this problem, Taiwan’s Ministry of Health banned the marketing of junk food on television to children in January 2016. This paper examines the implementation of Taiwan’s law, and offers observations on the food … Continue reading
Abstract This paper evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention meant to expand treatment for adolescents with mental illness in Malawi and Tanzania. The researchers developed radio programs addressing mental health for youth and provided training on mental disorders for educators and healthcare workers in Malawi and Tanzania. At a cost of $2.7 million CAD, the … Continue reading
Dear Reader, The Prognosis, McGill’s student journal of global health, was founded in 2011 by a group of students dedicated to highlighting interdisciplinary scholarship in the emerging field of global health. With each new editorial board, the journal has evolved, though we strive to maintain our initial mandate of promoting research at the intersection of … Continue reading
