Global health research in action

Health knows no boundaries. The health of people everywhere also affects the health of Canadians. This is why CIHR supports the work of global health researchers; work that has led to cutting-edge research, and contributed to the improved health of Canadians and citizens around the world.

Featured research

Dr. Theresa W. Gyorkos, McGill University
A worm infection can affect one's health over an entire lifespan

Dr. Craig Janes, University of Waterloo
Supporting developing countries efforts to integrate health impact assessment tools into mining licensure policies

Dr. Madhukar Pai, McGill University
Confronting a global killer

Dr. David Hammond, University of Waterloo
As addictive and harmful as they were 50 years ago, cigarettes kill more than 6,000,000 smokers annually

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