Health equity Network | Researcher Profile Ibukun Abejirinde Ibukun Abejirinde (MD, PhD) is a Scientist at the Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners where she leads a... View Full Profile Health care access, privilege or marginalization Medical, Health, and Life Sciences News | Thursday, March 19, 2026 Beverley Essue receives Connaught Award to advance financial protection in cancer care A cancer diagnosis is a devastating blow resulting in both physical and emotional turmoil, leaving patients and their families to... Read More Public and Population Health News | Tuesday, November 25, 2025 BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia When Gelan Ayana Zewdie was growing up near Bedele in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, his community became deeply concerned when a... Read More BRN Public and Population Health News | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Developing database aims to improve access to Black health research in Canada Rayshaun Whyte is part of an interdisciplinary team of student researchers, faculty and librarians developing the Black Canadian Health Research Database... Read More BRN Public and Population Health Student Stories UTM News | Tuesday, March 11, 2025 DLSPH student leads non-profit to address systemic barriers in stem cell donations Sylvia Okonofua discovered her purpose years prior to joining DLSPH as a student when, in 2016, she worked as a... Read More Public and Population Health UofT News | Thursday, October 17, 2024 U of T master’s student approaches public health with a community-centered lens Working at Toronto General Hospital during his undergrad, Denzel Lodge received advice that played an integral role in shaping his... Read More Public and Population Health Student Stories UofT UTSC News | Thursday, September 12, 2024 Mastercard Foundation Scholar brings mission to improve livelihoods to U of T Growing up in Uganda, Naturinda Emmanuel aspired to be a medical doctor and health leader. He wants to eliminate barriers to healthcare... Read More Health care access, privilege or marginalization Public and Population Health Student Stories UofT News | Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Task shifting could help improve access to cancer care in Nigeria: PhD graduate student Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Meanwhile, cancer care is overburdening health systems, especially in... Read More Healthcare Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health Student Stories UofT News | Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Connaught project set to create a roadmap to eliminate anti-Black racism in health care For the past three decades, Notisha Massaquoi has advocated for the health of Black communities across Canada. In March, the renowned... Read More Anti-Racism Black Health BRN Researcher Profile Series Health care access, privilege or marginalization Public and Population Health News | Wednesday, July 12, 2023 ‘Science that leads to action’: BRN project aims to improve diabetes care for racialized communities in the GTA In Canada, 14 per cent of the population live with diabetes. That number is expected to increase to 27 per cent... Read More BRN Health care access, privilege or marginalization Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health UofT Load More
