/spgh/taxonomy/term/409/all en /spgh/article/pandemic-management-learning-our-mistakes <p>“We can thank omicron for one thing. Now everyone realizes that to avoid repeated waves of the pandemic we need to vaccinate the whole planet,” says Dr. Joanne Liu, OQ (MDCM'91, M MGMT'14, DSc), a professor in UUֱ��’s School of Population and Global Health. “Closing borders won’t be enough.”  </p> <p>When she arrived at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in May 2021, Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, sat down with the school’s director, Dr. Timothy Evans, to set up the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL for short). </p> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:12:40 +0000 Jean-Benoît Nadeau for Focus 1244 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/un-variant-omicron-la-puissance-10-le-journal-de-montreal-november-26-2021-335223 <p><em>Le Journal de Montreal </em>recapped an interview Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the UUֱ�� School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), gave to <em>LCN.</em></p> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:57:34 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1067 at /spgh /spgh/channels/news/vivre-avec-la-covid-19-un-jeu-dequilibre-delicat-pour-les-pays-qui-en-font-le-choix-radio-canada-334232 <p>Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the UUֱ�� School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is among the experts quoted by Radio-Canada.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"La question qu’on doit se poser aujourd’hui : a-t-on atteint un équilibre entre les mesures et la protection de la population? Est-ce qu'on peut assouplir davantage de mesures?, se demande cette professeure spécialiste des urgences pandémiques et sanitaires à l'Université UUֱ��."</p> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:39:27 +0000 stephanie.laroche-pierre@mcgill.ca 1010 at /spgh