Yasir Essar
@yasiressar.bsky.social
Global Health. Peace Advocate. Amplifying Refugees' Voices. MSc Global Health, McMaster University. Research interests (Refugee & Migrant health), Climate change & health.
All my thoughts are with families back home. It is truly devastating to witness the unfolding tragedies caused by earthquakes over the past few years.
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Updates: Desperate search for survivors after Afghan quake kills over 800
Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
All my thoughts are with families back home. It is truly devastating to witness the unfolding tragedies caused by earthquakes over the past few years.
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Public health today is under attack, but nobody is rushing to save it
Why?
When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows
Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted
Public health must communicate our successes
We must be visible
Why?
When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows
Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted
Public health must communicate our successes
We must be visible
September 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Public health today is under attack, but nobody is rushing to save it
Why?
When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows
Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted
Public health must communicate our successes
We must be visible
Why?
When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows
Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted
Public health must communicate our successes
We must be visible
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The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their Homes
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
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Some positive stories 👇🏾
“Countries with widespread HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screenings are already seeing dramatic reductions in cancer rates. They demonstrate that it’s possible to effectively eliminate the disease”
@scientificdiscovery.dev
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“Countries with widespread HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screenings are already seeing dramatic reductions in cancer rates. They demonstrate that it’s possible to effectively eliminate the disease”
@scientificdiscovery.dev
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HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer
HPV vaccines offer a rare opportunity to effectively eliminate one type of cancer. By taking this opportunity, it’s possible to save hundreds of thousands of women each year.
ourworldindata.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Some positive stories 👇🏾
“Countries with widespread HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screenings are already seeing dramatic reductions in cancer rates. They demonstrate that it’s possible to effectively eliminate the disease”
@scientificdiscovery.dev
ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
“Countries with widespread HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screenings are already seeing dramatic reductions in cancer rates. They demonstrate that it’s possible to effectively eliminate the disease”
@scientificdiscovery.dev
ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
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Congratulations! #TimorLeste has been certified malaria-free by WHO.
Since gaining independence in 2002, the country has made remarkable progress to #EndMalaria, reducing cases from a peak of over 223 000 in 2006 to zero indigenous cases from 2021 onwards. 👉 bit.ly/3UqU04X
Since gaining independence in 2002, the country has made remarkable progress to #EndMalaria, reducing cases from a peak of over 223 000 in 2006 to zero indigenous cases from 2021 onwards. 👉 bit.ly/3UqU04X
July 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Congratulations! #TimorLeste has been certified malaria-free by WHO.
Since gaining independence in 2002, the country has made remarkable progress to #EndMalaria, reducing cases from a peak of over 223 000 in 2006 to zero indigenous cases from 2021 onwards. 👉 bit.ly/3UqU04X
Since gaining independence in 2002, the country has made remarkable progress to #EndMalaria, reducing cases from a peak of over 223 000 in 2006 to zero indigenous cases from 2021 onwards. 👉 bit.ly/3UqU04X
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Many essential medicines are not designed for children.
That means crushed pills, inaccurate doses, and bitter tastes that make treatment hard to take.
The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) is working to close this gap.
🔗 bit.ly/4lkpLZk
#HealthForAll
That means crushed pills, inaccurate doses, and bitter tastes that make treatment hard to take.
The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) is working to close this gap.
🔗 bit.ly/4lkpLZk
#HealthForAll
July 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Many essential medicines are not designed for children.
That means crushed pills, inaccurate doses, and bitter tastes that make treatment hard to take.
The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) is working to close this gap.
🔗 bit.ly/4lkpLZk
#HealthForAll
That means crushed pills, inaccurate doses, and bitter tastes that make treatment hard to take.
The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) is working to close this gap.
🔗 bit.ly/4lkpLZk
#HealthForAll
A precarious success story: In South Africa, the hard-won progress of a youth-led HIV education program is threatened by international funding cuts
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A precarious success story: In South Africa, the hard-won progress of a youth-led HIV education program is threatened by international funding cuts
Youth rely on mobile health clinics to help curb the spread of HIV. But what happens now?
fortune.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A precarious success story: In South Africa, the hard-won progress of a youth-led HIV education program is threatened by international funding cuts
fortune.com/well/2025/06...
fortune.com/well/2025/06...
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“In high-income countries like Canada, vaccine misinformation and hesitancy have seriously undermined confidence in vaccines and contributed to lower vaccination coverage”
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Vaccination rates are slipping around the world. Canada isn't immune, says new study | CBC News
The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to vaccination rates, with an estimated 15 million children missing routine shots between 2020 and 2023, said an author of the study published in The Lancet. The world ...
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July 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“In high-income countries like Canada, vaccine misinformation and hesitancy have seriously undermined confidence in vaccines and contributed to lower vaccination coverage”
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"Empathy is not idealism; it articulates a pragmatic vision of our shared fate. In a world defined by worsening pandemics, climate instability and global interdependence, empathy is a necessity"
@craigspencer.bsky.social is spot on!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...
@craigspencer.bsky.social is spot on!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...
Opinion | You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This
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July 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Empathy is not idealism; it articulates a pragmatic vision of our shared fate. In a world defined by worsening pandemics, climate instability and global interdependence, empathy is a necessity"
@craigspencer.bsky.social is spot on!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...
@craigspencer.bsky.social is spot on!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...
Wonderful experience connecting with amazing people who work towards improving refugees and migrants health
Halifax, Nova Scotia!
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Halifax, Nova Scotia!
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So grateful to be attending my first Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers Conference here in Halifax, Nova Scotia 🍁 | Yasir Essar
So grateful to be attending my first Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers Conference here in Halifax, Nova Scotia 🍁
Lots of inspiring talks and discussions on refugees and migrants. Excited and ho...
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June 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Wonderful experience connecting with amazing people who work towards improving refugees and migrants health
Halifax, Nova Scotia!
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Halifax, Nova Scotia!
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On the #worldrefugeeday
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
June 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On the #worldrefugeeday
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
On the #worldrefugeeday
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
June 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On the #worldrefugeeday
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
Please read our just published paper:
Community as a superpower: Why refugee youth need inclusion, education, and mentorship”
Investing in refugees is not charity but a strategic investment that yields substantial economic and social benefits for host communities
#refugee
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"Refugees share the same aspirations for safety, belonging and opportunity as others. Yet structural barriers persistently prevent them from rebuilding their lives and contributing fully..."
@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
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@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
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June 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Refugees share the same aspirations for safety, belonging and opportunity as others. Yet structural barriers persistently prevent them from rebuilding their lives and contributing fully..."
@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
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@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
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NEW: ‘I no longer have confidence’: A senior physician and medical epidemiologist at @CDCgov who oversaw respiratory virus surveillance has resigned and raised concerns about the future of vaccine policy. My latest.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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CDC virus expert resigns after RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine advisers
Fiona Havers, who oversaw CDC respiratory virus data, told colleagues she no longer had confidence the data would be used objectively to set vaccine policy.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
NEW: ‘I no longer have confidence’: A senior physician and medical epidemiologist at @CDCgov who oversaw respiratory virus surveillance has resigned and raised concerns about the future of vaccine policy. My latest.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The #HPV vaccine is highly effective.
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
June 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The #HPV vaccine is highly effective.
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
UNHCR Global Trends 2025 is published:)
The numbers presented in this report are so glaring.
Forced displacement continues to be a big crisis in the present - and will be in the future - if we don't mobilize our efforts towards attaining peace.
www.unhcr.org/global-trends
The numbers presented in this report are so glaring.
Forced displacement continues to be a big crisis in the present - and will be in the future - if we don't mobilize our efforts towards attaining peace.
www.unhcr.org/global-trends
Global Trends | UNHCR
UNHCR’s Global Trends report provides the official global figures on the number of refugees, IDPs, stateless people and returns. View the latest report and data.
www.unhcr.org
June 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
UNHCR Global Trends 2025 is published:)
The numbers presented in this report are so glaring.
Forced displacement continues to be a big crisis in the present - and will be in the future - if we don't mobilize our efforts towards attaining peace.
www.unhcr.org/global-trends
The numbers presented in this report are so glaring.
Forced displacement continues to be a big crisis in the present - and will be in the future - if we don't mobilize our efforts towards attaining peace.
www.unhcr.org/global-trends
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating 🎉
May you all have a blessed and joyful Eid!!
May you all have a blessed and joyful Eid!!
June 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating 🎉
May you all have a blessed and joyful Eid!!
May you all have a blessed and joyful Eid!!
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Breakthrough in search for #HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed.’ Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body, by @katlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel... via @theguardian.com #AIDS
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Breakthrough in search for #HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed.’ Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body, by @katlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel... via @theguardian.com #AIDS
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Can physical activity improve #cancer survival? The answer is a resounding 'yes,' new study shows, by @kkirkup.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #exercise
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #exercise
International clinical trial shows exercise improves survival for colon cancer patients
Oncologist who co-chaired global research says finding changes landscape of treating the disease
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Can physical activity improve #cancer survival? The answer is a resounding 'yes,' new study shows, by @kkirkup.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #exercise
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #exercise
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If I was the wealthiest person in the world, I would be so ashamed if this was my legacy 👇🏾
May 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If I was the wealthiest person in the world, I would be so ashamed if this was my legacy 👇🏾
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New @plosglobalpublichealth.org essay on how "soft money funding structures can maintain the inequalities of Global Health and how it is beyond the financial interests of elite global North actors under this funding model to advocate for real structural change"
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Soft money, hard power: Mapping the material contingencies of change in global health academic structures
In the proliferating conversations about decolonizing Global Health, a basic assumption has been that global South actors should be the conceptualizers, leaders, and makers of change with global North...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New @plosglobalpublichealth.org essay on how "soft money funding structures can maintain the inequalities of Global Health and how it is beyond the financial interests of elite global North actors under this funding model to advocate for real structural change"
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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190 people have registered for our Reimagining Global Health course!
You can still apply!
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You can still apply!
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May 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
190 people have registered for our Reimagining Global Health course!
You can still apply!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
You can still apply!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...