Isabel Muñoz
@isabelmunoz.bsky.social
PhD student in Global Health at McGill University I BA in International Development & Philosophy I interested in #HumanitarianAid, #Bioethics, #HealthEquity & #LatinAmerica
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Grateful Swiss TPH global health community for including us, as they push towards equity. Students lead the way! Hats off to @nandijoubert.bsky.social Carmen Sant Fruchtman and Lucienne Zinsstag for their tireless efforts!
@ananyatb.bsky.social @isabelmunoz.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
@ananyatb.bsky.social @isabelmunoz.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Grateful Swiss TPH global health community for including us, as they push towards equity. Students lead the way! Hats off to @nandijoubert.bsky.social Carmen Sant Fruchtman and Lucienne Zinsstag for their tireless efforts!
@ananyatb.bsky.social @isabelmunoz.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
@ananyatb.bsky.social @isabelmunoz.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
Looking forward to participate and learn in this retreat!
The @swisstph.ch DEI Network is excited to host a scientific retreat: Reimagining Global Health at Swiss TPH!
With speakers from McGill Uni & @thelancet.com Commission Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.
With speakers from McGill Uni & @thelancet.com Commission Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.
June 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Looking forward to participate and learn in this retreat!
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So pleased to see @ananyatb.bsky.social, @shashikalb.bsky.social, @isabelmunoz.bsky.social & Vivian Qiang support this effort!
The @swisstph.ch DEI Network is excited to host a scientific retreat: Reimagining Global Health at Swiss TPH!
With speakers from McGill Uni & @thelancet.com Commission Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.
With speakers from McGill Uni & @thelancet.com Commission Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.
June 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So pleased to see @ananyatb.bsky.social, @shashikalb.bsky.social, @isabelmunoz.bsky.social & Vivian Qiang support this effort!
📢 ¡Conversatorio abierto!
🌆 Efectos socioambientales de la #Gentrificación en Costa Rica: un reto para el #DesarrolloSostenible 🌱
🗓️ 18 junio 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. CR
🎥 En vivo por ONDA UNED
🔗 forms.office.com/r/DxZp788bv5
Una conversación necesaria para todos en América Latina
🌆 Efectos socioambientales de la #Gentrificación en Costa Rica: un reto para el #DesarrolloSostenible 🌱
🗓️ 18 junio 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. CR
🎥 En vivo por ONDA UNED
🔗 forms.office.com/r/DxZp788bv5
Una conversación necesaria para todos en América Latina
June 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
📢 ¡Conversatorio abierto!
🌆 Efectos socioambientales de la #Gentrificación en Costa Rica: un reto para el #DesarrolloSostenible 🌱
🗓️ 18 junio 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. CR
🎥 En vivo por ONDA UNED
🔗 forms.office.com/r/DxZp788bv5
Una conversación necesaria para todos en América Latina
🌆 Efectos socioambientales de la #Gentrificación en Costa Rica: un reto para el #DesarrolloSostenible 🌱
🗓️ 18 junio 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. CR
🎥 En vivo por ONDA UNED
🔗 forms.office.com/r/DxZp788bv5
Una conversación necesaria para todos en América Latina
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This is a really thoughtful piece we published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org, one that is always relevant, but perhaps never more than now:
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
journals.plos.org
June 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is a really thoughtful piece we published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org, one that is always relevant, but perhaps never more than now:
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Read our recent piece on how the abrupt withdrawal of USAID is affecting local organizations on the ground.
Ethics of suddenly closing humanitarian assistance?
"The sudden dismantling of USAID is not ethically defensible due to its direct, negative effects on global relations and valuable collaboration programs, and the immediate effects for people receiving assistance"
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
"The sudden dismantling of USAID is not ethically defensible due to its direct, negative effects on global relations and valuable collaboration programs, and the immediate effects for people receiving assistance"
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
journals.plos.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Read our recent piece on how the abrupt withdrawal of USAID is affecting local organizations on the ground.
When USAID abruptly withdrew, life-saving humanitarian projects collapsed. In the Philippines, the CDP is showing that even in forced closure, it's possible to uphold ethics: preserve trust, stay accountable, prevent harm & sustain
Read our piece here: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Read our piece here: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
June 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When USAID abruptly withdrew, life-saving humanitarian projects collapsed. In the Philippines, the CDP is showing that even in forced closure, it's possible to uphold ethics: preserve trust, stay accountable, prevent harm & sustain
Read our piece here: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Read our piece here: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
🚨 In our Invited Perspective, @shashikalb.bsky.social & I raise a red flag on how policies + politics fuel othering—labeling some groups as “different” from the majority.
We call for action:
💛 Center kindness
👂 Listen + unlearn
✊ Stand up against othering
mjgh.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
We call for action:
💛 Center kindness
👂 Listen + unlearn
✊ Stand up against othering
mjgh.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
View of As Fractures in Global Health Deepen, Combating ‘Othering’ Is a Must
mjgh.library.mcgill.ca
May 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨 In our Invited Perspective, @shashikalb.bsky.social & I raise a red flag on how policies + politics fuel othering—labeling some groups as “different” from the majority.
We call for action:
💛 Center kindness
👂 Listen + unlearn
✊ Stand up against othering
mjgh.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
We call for action:
💛 Center kindness
👂 Listen + unlearn
✊ Stand up against othering
mjgh.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
We concluded a wonderful class on global health ethics this semester!
What a joy to work together on this!
What a joy to work together on this!
We finally got the selfie we have been planning to all semester! This post is to celebrate/express gratitude to @isabelmunoz.bsky.social who made one half of the teaching team of the #globalhealth ethics&equity class! We had fun & ended the class on a positive note! Cheers to Isabel!
May 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We concluded a wonderful class on global health ethics this semester!
What a joy to work together on this!
What a joy to work together on this!
Join us today for an open discussion on hope and health in the current climate
Next Thursday (24) at CafeAux Angles Ronds www.auxanglesronds.com/en we are going to meet as a community in #Montreal and chat about how to navigate current #globalhealth challenges with hope. Join us at 5pm.
@isabelmunoz.bsky.social
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@isabelmunoz.bsky.social
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Join us today for an open discussion on hope and health in the current climate
Looking forward to this crucial discussion!
#BrocherMeetUp #IRGGHJ
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social, Olusoji Adeyi,
@lisaaeck.bsky.social & Sridhar Venkatapuram
Seismic shifts: US policy and impacts on science, public and global health, and health ethics
April 23, 2025 – 3:30 pm CET, 9:30 am Eastern
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social, Olusoji Adeyi,
@lisaaeck.bsky.social & Sridhar Venkatapuram
Seismic shifts: US policy and impacts on science, public and global health, and health ethics
April 23, 2025 – 3:30 pm CET, 9:30 am Eastern
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Looking forward to this crucial discussion!
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Last week, the global health ethics&equity class wrapped up w/ compelling student prezs on addressing funding crisis and a wholesome convo w/ students on pathways forward in #globalhealth!
Grateful to @isabelmunoz.bsky.social for being an amazing TA! 🙏 @madhupai.bsky.social for all his support!
Grateful to @isabelmunoz.bsky.social for being an amazing TA! 🙏 @madhupai.bsky.social for all his support!
April 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Last week, the global health ethics&equity class wrapped up w/ compelling student prezs on addressing funding crisis and a wholesome convo w/ students on pathways forward in #globalhealth!
Grateful to @isabelmunoz.bsky.social for being an amazing TA! 🙏 @madhupai.bsky.social for all his support!
Grateful to @isabelmunoz.bsky.social for being an amazing TA! 🙏 @madhupai.bsky.social for all his support!
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Inspired by Sydney Murray, a student of my #globalhealth ethics class whose journalistic initiative led to a podcast with Sridhar Venkatapuram for McGill International Review
Listen here:
Part 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6KBa...
Part 2: open.spotify.com/episode/5kNs...
A very enjoyable listen!
Listen here:
Part 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6KBa...
Part 2: open.spotify.com/episode/5kNs...
A very enjoyable listen!
April 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Inspired by Sydney Murray, a student of my #globalhealth ethics class whose journalistic initiative led to a podcast with Sridhar Venkatapuram for McGill International Review
Listen here:
Part 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6KBa...
Part 2: open.spotify.com/episode/5kNs...
A very enjoyable listen!
Listen here:
Part 1: open.spotify.com/episode/6KBa...
Part 2: open.spotify.com/episode/5kNs...
A very enjoyable listen!
Always a learning experience to conduct and attend these workshops with amazing colleagues!
Always a learning experience to deliver this principles of belonging / anti-oppression session. Matters now more than ever!
Isabel Munoz Beaulieu and Vivian Qiang are amazing co-facilitators.
Full house! of #globalhealth scholars @mcgillghp.bsky.social
Isabel Munoz Beaulieu and Vivian Qiang are amazing co-facilitators.
Full house! of #globalhealth scholars @mcgillghp.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Always a learning experience to conduct and attend these workshops with amazing colleagues!
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Here’s the place to find our work on ethics and humanitarian closure. All linked. Please share with people it might help. humanitarianhealthethics.net
Humanitarian Health Ethics
reflecting on ethical practice
humanitarianhealthethics.net
March 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Here’s the place to find our work on ethics and humanitarian closure. All linked. Please share with people it might help. humanitarianhealthethics.net
An influential and important piece by Ananya Banerjee calling us to integrate disability rights into our work and institutions.
"Meeting the health needs of diverse persons with disabilities is a health equity imperative."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"Meeting the health needs of diverse persons with disabilities is a health equity imperative."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Legacies of ableism and the pursuit of disability justice in medicine
I was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy at the age
of 16 years as I began training in Indian classical dance. This rare neurological
condition resulted in partial paraly...
www.thelancet.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
An influential and important piece by Ananya Banerjee calling us to integrate disability rights into our work and institutions.
"Meeting the health needs of diverse persons with disabilities is a health equity imperative."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"Meeting the health needs of diverse persons with disabilities is a health equity imperative."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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A Vision for PAHO/WHO from & for Latin America by Irene Torres and Daniel López-Cevallos
latinoamerica21.com/en/a-vision-fo…
On the many upsides of decentering PAHO (Pan-American Health Organisation) — a predecessor to WHO — physically, financially, and politically, from Washington, DC.
latinoamerica21.com/en/a-vision-fo…
On the many upsides of decentering PAHO (Pan-American Health Organisation) — a predecessor to WHO — physically, financially, and politically, from Washington, DC.
https://latinoamerica21.com/en/a-vision-fo…
February 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A Vision for PAHO/WHO from & for Latin America by Irene Torres and Daniel López-Cevallos
latinoamerica21.com/en/a-vision-fo…
On the many upsides of decentering PAHO (Pan-American Health Organisation) — a predecessor to WHO — physically, financially, and politically, from Washington, DC.
latinoamerica21.com/en/a-vision-fo…
On the many upsides of decentering PAHO (Pan-American Health Organisation) — a predecessor to WHO — physically, financially, and politically, from Washington, DC.
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Who gets to shape global health? Publishing costs & exclusionary systems keep critical voices out. The Journal of Community Systems for Health is changing that.
Listen Here: bit.ly/CCS_E77
@seyeabimbola.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @shashikalb.bsky.social @sclagency.bsky.social
Listen Here: bit.ly/CCS_E77
@seyeabimbola.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @shashikalb.bsky.social @sclagency.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Who gets to shape global health? Publishing costs & exclusionary systems keep critical voices out. The Journal of Community Systems for Health is changing that.
Listen Here: bit.ly/CCS_E77
@seyeabimbola.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @shashikalb.bsky.social @sclagency.bsky.social
Listen Here: bit.ly/CCS_E77
@seyeabimbola.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @shashikalb.bsky.social @sclagency.bsky.social
Artículo en el periódico La República sobre el rol que el gobierno de Costa Rica debería tomar para proteger a sus ciudadanos de la gentrificación
¿Existe realmente el 'pura vida' si los costarricenses no pueden costearse la vida en el país?
www.larepublica.net/noticia/la-g...
¿Existe realmente el 'pura vida' si los costarricenses no pueden costearse la vida en el país?
www.larepublica.net/noticia/la-g...
La gentrificación en Costa Rica y el rol del gobierno
Lea más en larepublica.net
www.larepublica.net
February 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Artículo en el periódico La República sobre el rol que el gobierno de Costa Rica debería tomar para proteger a sus ciudadanos de la gentrificación
¿Existe realmente el 'pura vida' si los costarricenses no pueden costearse la vida en el país?
www.larepublica.net/noticia/la-g...
¿Existe realmente el 'pura vida' si los costarricenses no pueden costearse la vida en el país?
www.larepublica.net/noticia/la-g...
La gentrificación en América Latina (y en muchas otras partes del mundo) es un problema que no podemos seguir ignorando.
Basado en: speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
Basado en: speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
La gentrificación en América Latina (y en muchas otras partes del mundo) es un problema que no podemos seguir ignorando.
Basado en: speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
Basado en: speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
We Need to Consider Gentrification a Global Health Issue
In this blog I call for greater attention from the global health community to consider gentrification's impact on health.
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In this blog I call for greater attention from the global health community to consider gentrification's impact on health.
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https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/we-need-to-consider-gentrification-a-global-health-issue/
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January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We Need to Consider Gentrification a Global Health Issue
In this blog I call for greater attention from the global health community to consider gentrification's impact on health.
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In this blog I call for greater attention from the global health community to consider gentrification's impact on health.
t.co/qlY0Gwummm
Thank you @plosglobalpublichealth.org
for giving me the opportunity to highlight this important issue.
The lack of engagement from the global health field in addressing gentrification highlights an urgent need for interdisciplinary approaches that bridge policy, research, and community action
for giving me the opportunity to highlight this important issue.
The lack of engagement from the global health field in addressing gentrification highlights an urgent need for interdisciplinary approaches that bridge policy, research, and community action
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thank you @plosglobalpublichealth.org
for giving me the opportunity to highlight this important issue.
The lack of engagement from the global health field in addressing gentrification highlights an urgent need for interdisciplinary approaches that bridge policy, research, and community action
for giving me the opportunity to highlight this important issue.
The lack of engagement from the global health field in addressing gentrification highlights an urgent need for interdisciplinary approaches that bridge policy, research, and community action
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#Gentrification "...If it isn’t prioritized on the #GlobalHealthAgenda, we risk stalling progress in equitable health access and overlooking the well-being of vulnerable communities in many regions around the globe." @isabelmunoz.bsky.social
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
We Need to Consider Gentrification a Global Health Issue
Recognizing gentrification as a global health issue is essential in the quest towards reducing health disparities. Addressing it effectively requires interdisciplinary approaches that bridge policy, r...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
January 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#Gentrification "...If it isn’t prioritized on the #GlobalHealthAgenda, we risk stalling progress in equitable health access and overlooking the well-being of vulnerable communities in many regions around the globe." @isabelmunoz.bsky.social
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/23/w...
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For the sake of our world's health, I hope all countries will support WHO and their vital work
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
January 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
For the sake of our world's health, I hope all countries will support WHO and their vital work
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Today marks 25 years since @msf.ca received the Nobel Peace Prize. "Our action & our voice are acts of indignation, a refusal to accept an active or passive assault on the other." True then, true more than ever today. #AidSky #MedSky #IDSky
Doctors Without Borders 1999 Nobel Peace Prize Speech Animated
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:09 PM