Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech has been appointed as executive chairperson of the new cannabis authority.
In a statement on Monday, the government said Dimech
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Bernice Downey ‘09, ‘14
Faculty of Social Sciences
Downey is driven to create change and says it’s why she chose a health profession. A mother and grandmother of Ojibwe and Celtic heritage, she received a BSc in nursing from the University of Ottawa then came to McMaster after gaining experience in the nursing field to pursue her masters, PhD and post-doctoral work in medical anthropology.
A life-long advocate in the work of addressing the serious health inequalities among Indigenous populations in Canada, Downey continued at McMaster after her studies, joining the School of Nursing in 2017, cross-appointed with the Department of Psychiatry and Neuro-Behavioural Sciences. She also led the Indigenous Health Initiative with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the development of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute.
Afghan Embassy Hosts Joint Meeting For Start Of Partnership Between Oslo Metropolitan & Kabul Medical Universities.
On May 26th, the Embassy of Afghanistan in Oslo organized a joint meeting with Oslo Metropolitan University and Kabul Medical University. The purpose of the meeting was the start of long-term collaboration between the Faculty of Health Science, Orthopedics and Orthotics and Kabul Medical University in the area of research on and production of prosthetics in order to meet the needs of disabled persons in Afghanistan.
The significantly high number of disabled persons in Afghanistan is one of the results of the four-decade conflict, which has left millions of civilians maimed and wounded with physical disabilities resulting from landmines, attacks, including IEDs, other explosive devices as well as disease. The proposed initiative for joint collaboration between Kabul Medical University and OsloMet University is aimed at strengthening national programs and capacity of th