Ananya Tina Banerjee
@ananyatb.bsky.social
Assistant Professor and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Lead at the School of Population & Global Health, McGill University | Chai Master ☕️ | Students are my world 🌎| she/her
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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...
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Grateful to @thelancet.bsky.social for publishing my most heartfelt academic essay, dissecting my disability experiences through a historical & justice lens. This work is a step forward in the pursuit of disability justice, health equity, & human rights for all.
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Good news for global health - Fiji has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
A great example of the power of institutions and communities working together to advance public health for all.
A great example of the power of institutions and communities working together to advance public health for all.
Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem.
www.who.int
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Good news for global health - Fiji has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
A great example of the power of institutions and communities working together to advance public health for all.
A great example of the power of institutions and communities working together to advance public health for all.
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“The field you’re entering... was designed, deliberately, for you to have as little impact as possible on equity & justice... It’s designed to keep you busy doing nonsense. Your job is to see through that & do your very best to resist.”
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globalhealthotherwise.com/why-global-h...
Why global health research must stop treating communities as data sources and start honoring them as knowers - GHO
Professor Seye Abimbola joins us for the Expert's Voice where he discusses epistemic injustice, the stubborn legacies of colonialism in academic global health, and why meaningful change requires us to...
globalhealthotherwise.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“The field you’re entering... was designed, deliberately, for you to have as little impact as possible on equity & justice... It’s designed to keep you busy doing nonsense. Your job is to see through that & do your very best to resist.”
globalhealthotherwise.com/why-global-h...
globalhealthotherwise.com/why-global-h...
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lol this guy doesn’t know anything about college professors if he thinks we’re out here calling for people to kill anyone, conservative or otherwise. That’s so outside the scope of our roles.
"The professors have to go away" -- Fox News is really trying to make fetch happen tonight with the anti-college stuff
September 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
lol this guy doesn’t know anything about college professors if he thinks we’re out here calling for people to kill anyone, conservative or otherwise. That’s so outside the scope of our roles.
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The latest episode of John Oliver’s show is on higher ed and scientific research, so well worth watching if you’re in either space. My favorite moment was when he showed Trump saying he would “make Harvard great…again…probably”
If every university president watched, we would be better off
If every university president watched, we would be better off
John Oliver on Trump’s attack on higher education: ‘No capitulation will be enough’
Last Week Tonight host looks into the administration’s attacks on universities’ public funding in the name of ‘fighting antisemitism’
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The latest episode of John Oliver’s show is on higher ed and scientific research, so well worth watching if you’re in either space. My favorite moment was when he showed Trump saying he would “make Harvard great…again…probably”
If every university president watched, we would be better off
If every university president watched, we would be better off
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.
August 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.
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🌱 "During uncertain times, like the current moment, we can either retreat or move forward and plant seeds of change. This moment calls on us to plant seeds."
🌱 Honored to share my blog post in @idsainfo.bsky.social's #HealthEquity Series where I outline key practices and strategies...
🌱 Honored to share my blog post in @idsainfo.bsky.social's #HealthEquity Series where I outline key practices and strategies...
Planting seeds in uncertain times: Holding the line on health equity in HIV
Oni J. Blackstock, MD, MHS, outlines key practices and strategies to continue the work of health equity in HIV in the next installment of the new Health Equity Series.
www.idsociety.org
July 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌱 "During uncertain times, like the current moment, we can either retreat or move forward and plant seeds of change. This moment calls on us to plant seeds."
🌱 Honored to share my blog post in @idsainfo.bsky.social's #HealthEquity Series where I outline key practices and strategies...
🌱 Honored to share my blog post in @idsainfo.bsky.social's #HealthEquity Series where I outline key practices and strategies...
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Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
Trump administration ends 988 Lifeline's special service for LGBTQ+ young people
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
n.pr
July 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
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Malaria cases surge in Zimbabwe largely due to abrupt cut in USAID that affected mosquito net provision and surveillance measures. The Zimbabwean government trying to step up but can’t make up for the damage the sudden cessation. Climate change further increases mosquito burden too
Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple
Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the country
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Malaria cases surge in Zimbabwe largely due to abrupt cut in USAID that affected mosquito net provision and surveillance measures. The Zimbabwean government trying to step up but can’t make up for the damage the sudden cessation. Climate change further increases mosquito burden too
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Changes at the CDC: "“Health equity” was replaced with “health for all and especially for those at greatest risk,” and references to “social determinants of health” and “racial inequities” were removed.
Additionally, “undocumented status” was eliminated as a response option for programs..."
Additionally, “undocumented status” was eliminated as a response option for programs..."
Uncovering Changes to Federal Data: 07/05/2025 – 07/11/2025 ICR Roundup
by Melanie Klein Since January 20, 2025, new Presidential Actions, such as Executive Orders and Proclamations, have required federal agencies to subtly...
updates.dataindex.us
July 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Changes at the CDC: "“Health equity” was replaced with “health for all and especially for those at greatest risk,” and references to “social determinants of health” and “racial inequities” were removed.
Additionally, “undocumented status” was eliminated as a response option for programs..."
Additionally, “undocumented status” was eliminated as a response option for programs..."
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Happy Disability Pride Month!
Disability pride is for everyone who is:
Disabled/neurodivergent/chronically ill
For people who don't want to call themselves disabled or want a cure
People who don't think they're disabled enough for pride (you are)
For our co-conspirators
Disability pride is for everyone who is:
Disabled/neurodivergent/chronically ill
For people who don't want to call themselves disabled or want a cure
People who don't think they're disabled enough for pride (you are)
For our co-conspirators
July 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Happy Disability Pride Month!
Disability pride is for everyone who is:
Disabled/neurodivergent/chronically ill
For people who don't want to call themselves disabled or want a cure
People who don't think they're disabled enough for pride (you are)
For our co-conspirators
Disability pride is for everyone who is:
Disabled/neurodivergent/chronically ill
For people who don't want to call themselves disabled or want a cure
People who don't think they're disabled enough for pride (you are)
For our co-conspirators
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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
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@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
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Day 4 of our Reimagining Gloibal Health course was powerfully emotive and impactful!
🙏 to @anantbhan.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social Lioba Hirsch, @ananyatb.bsky.social and Grace Umutesi for their meaningful talks!
And here is the Day 4 snapshot.
@madhupai.bsky.social
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🙏 to @anantbhan.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social Lioba Hirsch, @ananyatb.bsky.social and Grace Umutesi for their meaningful talks!
And here is the Day 4 snapshot.
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Day 4 of our Reimagining Gloibal Health course was powerfully emotive and impactful!
🙏 to @anantbhan.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social Lioba Hirsch, @ananyatb.bsky.social and Grace Umutesi for their meaningful talks!
And here is the Day 4 snapshot.
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
🙏 to @anantbhan.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social Lioba Hirsch, @ananyatb.bsky.social and Grace Umutesi for their meaningful talks!
And here is the Day 4 snapshot.
@madhupai.bsky.social
@mcgillghp.bsky.social
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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!
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I remember watching Ananda on MTV. She died at 52 from a preventable & treatable form of cancer bc she worried mammogram radiation would give her cancer. She then declined treatment when diagnosed, which she regretted when it was too late. The “wellness” industry is literally scaring people to death
Ananda Lewis chose 'natural' cancer care over conventional treatment. Many others do too -- and it's risky
While less than 1% of cancer patients refuse conventional therapy, some choose alternative care, which can have dire consequences.
abcnews.go.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I remember watching Ananda on MTV. She died at 52 from a preventable & treatable form of cancer bc she worried mammogram radiation would give her cancer. She then declined treatment when diagnosed, which she regretted when it was too late. The “wellness” industry is literally scaring people to death
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A massive outbreak has made Ontario the #measles epicentre of the western hemisphere. Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby, by Olivia Bowden www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... via @theguardian.com
A massive outbreak has made Ontario the measles epicentre of the western hemisphere
Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A massive outbreak has made Ontario the #measles epicentre of the western hemisphere. Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby, by Olivia Bowden www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... via @theguardian.com
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Promising a vision of universal health coverage and resilient health systems, Mohamed Yakub Janabi is set to become the next director of @afro.who.int.
@pauladepoju.bsky.social reports: tinyurl.com/3xw4ymdf
@pauladepoju.bsky.social reports: tinyurl.com/3xw4ymdf
June 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Promising a vision of universal health coverage and resilient health systems, Mohamed Yakub Janabi is set to become the next director of @afro.who.int.
@pauladepoju.bsky.social reports: tinyurl.com/3xw4ymdf
@pauladepoju.bsky.social reports: tinyurl.com/3xw4ymdf
There’s a magnified impact on women in public life,” she agrees. “And also on those of different ethnic backgrounds & also our LGBTQ+ communities. And I say public life, because I don’t think it’s just politicians; it’s journalists, academics.”
I feel validated.
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I feel validated.
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‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Gua...
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June 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There’s a magnified impact on women in public life,” she agrees. “And also on those of different ethnic backgrounds & also our LGBTQ+ communities. And I say public life, because I don’t think it’s just politicians; it’s journalists, academics.”
I feel validated.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
I feel validated.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans
A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
n.pr
June 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
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Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
May 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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Great piece on how publication delays negatively impact careers and the pace of science.
We just had a reviewer ask us why it's taken us so long to publish our data. It was because 2 other journals dragged review out for months and months only to reject it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We just had a reviewer ask us why it's taken us so long to publish our data. It was because 2 other journals dragged review out for months and months only to reject it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dear editors, your publication delays are damaging our careers
Chia-Hsuan Hsu waited 18 months before chasing an editor for a decision on a paper. The answer surprised him.
www.nature.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great piece on how publication delays negatively impact careers and the pace of science.
We just had a reviewer ask us why it's taken us so long to publish our data. It was because 2 other journals dragged review out for months and months only to reject it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We just had a reviewer ask us why it's taken us so long to publish our data. It was because 2 other journals dragged review out for months and months only to reject it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...