You can also catch their Dec 4th oral session: “Improving Measurement of Gender Equity & Inclusion: introducing the Digital Access and Use Index", with partners Living Goods, PATH, UNICEF, & the World Bank, this work is advancing equity-focused digital health innovation worldwide.

Their session, “Measuring What Matters: AI Readiness, Digital Competency & Risk Mitigation for Health Workers,” features rapid-fire presentations, hands-on activities, and insights from those leading digital transformation across health systems #GDHF2025

Professor Amrita Daftary's former PhD student, Dr Stephanie Law, is lead author on this study. The research was integrated into the @who.int Framework for Collaborative Action on Tuberculosis and Comorbidities.

🔗: www.who.int/publications...

We are also proud that several co-authors were School of Global Health and York University student research assistants. Their contributions reflect the rich experiential learning and research opportunities available to students who study with us.

Learn more: www.yorku.ca/health/globa...

The study’s lead author, Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, led the WHA SIM during his time as a Sessional Assistant Professor in the School of Global Health. Now a Senior Policy Analyst with the Government of Canada, his foundational work continues to shape this innovative experiential education initiative.

This study was the formal evaluation of our innovative World Health Assembly Simulation (WHA SIM) co-curricular activity, which has now been turned into a course: World Health Assembly Simulation (GH 4220).

🔗: worldhealthassemblysimulation.com

Among the presenters was School of Global Health alumna Ailiya Rizwan, co-author on two papers exploring the health and nutritional burdens of energy insecurity in Afro-Colombian households – showcasing how our graduates continue to shape global health research 👏🏽