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Creating a Brighter World by preparing the next generation of global health leaders. 🌎💡

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🎥 Join us for a special screening of “Karuara: People of the River” 🎥

This award-winning documentary follows Mari Luz Canaquiri and the Kukama women’s federation as they work to defend the Marañón River and have it recognized as rights bearing entity. The film, which combines hand-painted animation and documentary footage, was created through a collaborative process that saw co-directors Stephanie Boyd and Miguel Aráoz Cartagena working closely with Kukama artists, journalists, and community members, including Canaquiri herself. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Stephanie Boyd, facilitated by Dr. Rodrigo Narro Pérez and Andrea Vela Alarcón.

🎥 Karuara: People of the River
🌟 A Screening and Discussion with Stephanie Boyd
📆 October 29, 2026, 7-9pm
📍Robinson Memorial Theatre (Chester New Hall 103), McMaster University

“Mari Luz Canaquiri says her river is the ‘ɨa’ – the center, life force and mother. Her river deep in Peru’s Amazon provides fish to eat, a transport route and a place to swim and relax. But it is also much more. Underneath the surface live the Karuara, which means 'people of the river' in her native tongue.” (Karuara website)

Click on the link in today's IG story to reserve a seat.

This event is co-hosted and sponsored by the Arts & Science Program, the Department of Communication Studies & Media Arts, the Department of English & Cultural Studies, the Global Peace & Social Justice Program, the Latin American Network at McMaster University, the Mary Heersink School of Global Health & Social Medicine, the McMaster University Libraries, the School of the Arts, and the School of Earth, Environment, and Society at McMaster University. by @mcmastergho

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The next Global Health Speaker Series session will be taking place on Thursday, October 8th! ✨

Terry Njoki Njega & Rose Owusua Asante will be presenting a talk titled, “Reflections on the Past, Sustaining the Future: A Historical Case Study of the McMaster-Amref Partnership in Global Health Education, 1987 to Present”

🗓️ Date: Thursday, October 8th, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
📍 Location: MDCL 3020, in-person only

Terry Njoki Njega is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate from Amref International University, raised in Nairobi, Kenya, with ancestral roots on the slopes of Mount Kenya. Proudly rooted in her Kikuyu heritage and African identity, she is a young health advocate with interests in Primary Health Care, health equity, youth empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, climate health, community engagement, and strengthening health systems. Her work has included project coordination, research involvement, community health initiatives, stakeholder engagement, programme implementation, and youth-led health advocacy. Through the Amref-McMaster partnership, Terry is interested in exploring how institutional experiences and knowledge can be documented and shared to strengthen future global health collaborations.

Rose Owusua Asante is an MSc Global Health graduate from McMaster University with experience in health research and research coordination in Ghana. Her work has included clinical and public health research, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and qualitative research. She is particularly interested in health equity, strengthening health systems, community engagement, and equitable global health partnerships. Through the Amref-McMaster partnership, Rose is interested in exploring how institutional experiences and knowledge can be documented and shared to strengthen future global health collaborations.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there! by @mcmastergho

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A warm welcome to the newest PhD in Global Health students at the Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine at McMaster University!

We’re so excited to welcome this talented new cohort and can’t wait to see the ideas and impact they bring to the field through their research! 🌏

🔗 Read more here: https://globalhealth.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/welcome-to-the-2026-27-global-health-phd-cohort/

#globalhealth by @mcmastergho

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We’re thrilled to welcome the inaugural cohort of the Academic Graduate Credentials in Social Medicine & Entrepreneurship!

Looking forward to seeing everything this cohort accomplishes as they apply their learning and enter into this exciting field!

🔗 Read more: https://globalhealth.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/welcome-to-the-2026-27-academic-graduate-credentials-in-social-medicine-entrepreneurship-cohort/ by @mcmastergho

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McMaster GHAR is hosting its first workshop of the year!

Gather with peers, professors, and members of the global health community for a session exploring the publication process, including submissions, peer review, practical tips, and more.

October 14, 2026 6:30–8:00 PM (EDT)

We're excited to introduce our Best Abstract Competition. The winning abstract will be featured in McMaster GHAR’s 2027 issue!

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/jRnnoiBo37HTuFe58

We hope to see you there!

#GHAR #GlobalHealth #AcademicPublishing #ResearchWorkshop #McMasterUniversity McMaster GHAR is hosting its first workshop of the year! Gather with peers, professors, and members of the global health community for a session exploring the publication process, including submissions, peer review, practical tips, and more. October 14, 2026 6:30–8:00 PM (EDT) For the Best Abstract Competition, the winning abstract will be featured in McMaster GHAR’s 2027 issue! Sign up through this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceLkzNPt8rFJakc3J98gMicywgVy8GIyjlW4Xrg0KZSfI2JQ/viewform We hope to see you there! #GHAR #GlobalHealth #AcademicPublishing #ResearchWorkshop #McMasterUniversity by @mcmastergho

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Are you excited to show your global health spirit! 🌎💛

The Mary Heersink School of Global Health & Social Medicine sweaters are NOW AVAILABLE for order, until October 9th. Order yours today using the QR code, or using the link: https://campusstore.mcmaster.ca/crested-orders/heersink-ghsm by @mcmastergho

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19 days ago

Meet the Team: Childhood Edition! 🧸✨

Before shaping the future of Global Health, they were this cute!

Swipe through to take a trip down memory lane and get to know some of our staff and faculty through their childhood photos! 🥹💛

And this is only the beginning, stay tuned to meet more of our team and discover their unique Global Health trajectories! 🌎💫 by @mcmastergho

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23 days ago

Looking to publish your work in an open-access journal?

One of the first questions many students and researchers ask is: Is my work a fit?

At Global Health: Annual Review (GHAR), we welcome original work that brings meaningful perspectives to global health.

Whether your research work began as a thesis, practicum, article, scholarly paper, narrative reflection, or art-based work, it may have a place in our next issue.

We welcome submissions from students, emerging and established researchers, academics, and practitioners working across global health disciplines.

Written submissions should be fully developed, ready for editorial review, and between 700–1,200 words, with an appropriate structure for the type of work being submitted.

Submissions are now open for our next issue.
🗓 Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Review our submission types and requirements:
journals.mcmaster.ca/ghar/about/submissions
Have questions? 📩mcmasterghar@gmail.com

#GHAR #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthResearch #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing by @mcmastergho

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Courageously challenge the norm + fearlessly find ways to improve 📈

Throw back to last week’s Welcome Zoom call for this year’s cohort of McMaster University’s Graduate Diploma in Global Surgery at the Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine. By virtue of enrolling and pursuing this additional qualification, these students are embarking on precisely this path!

It is a profound privilege to journey alongside our diverse interdisciplinary cohort as they layer Academic Global Surgery onto their existing credentials and expertise. Global Surgery is not just for healthcare providers with a smattering of health finance + policy folks - we need *all* professions who bring an array of expertise and lived experiences as diverse as the problems the field needs to solve! On behalf of the Core + Guest Faculty, we are immensely proud to support this global online classroom that facilitates such cross-pollination 🐝

I look forward to a rich year of discussion, debate, and discourse on the field’s fundamentals, contemporary challenges, and innovative solutions for more equitable + accessible surgical care systems everywhere.

(Photo captured only a portion of our students + faculty because it wouldn’t be Global Surgery without folks having to tend to other duties across a number of time zones ‼️)

@mcmasterglobalsurgerydip @mcmastergho @machealthsci @mcmasteru by @mcmastergho

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Join us on Tuesday, September 22nd at the McMaster Graduate Career fair to learn more about the academic programs in the Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine!

📍Location: MUSC Atrium
🗓️ Date: Sept 22, 2026 at 10 am to 3 pm by @mcmastergho

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Welcome to the 2026-27 Global Health MSc cohort! 🎉

Our newest MSc students kicked off their journey with an action-packed orientation day filled with icebreakers, interactive activities, and opportunities to get to know their classmates.

Then it was time to take the learning outdoors and onto the water! 🌊🚣‍♀️ Raft Day brought the cohort together for a day of teamwork, communication, collaboration, and plenty of fun.

We’re so excited to have you with us and can’t wait to see where this journey takes you! 🎓🌍

🔗 Read more here: https://globalhealth.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/welcome-to-the-2026-27-global-health-msc-cohort/

#globalhealth by @mcmastergho

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Follow along on the day in the life of two MSc practicum students in Nairobi, Kenya!! 🇰🇪

From research project community visits, to late night library study sessions, catch these two students making the most of their MSc in Global Health practicum experience 🌎🤍

#globalhealth #mcmaster #practicum #nairobikenya🇰🇪 by @mcmastergho

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