Patrick Fafard

WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) r...

WHO reports 1 in 6 bacterial infections worldwide are antibiotic-resistant, with resistance rising sharply since 2018. Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli and K. pneumoniae pose the biggest threat. Action on #AMR surveillance and responsible antibiotic use is needed.

www.who.int/news/item/13...

This article on Healthy Cities by @evdle.bsky.social might seem like ancient history but I really like it because it's so rare to find a clear articulation of the program theory, process, and outcomes of an agenda like Healthy Cities. I wish more people would do exactly this. We'd learn a lot.

Unpacking the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against AMR - Global Strategy Lab Unpacking AMR · Unpacking the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against AMR "We need the evidence to be able to keep score, to know where we're starting from, see how things are going, and know...

📣 Evidence-supported action speaks louder than words, especially when approaching #AMR.
👂🏽:Listen to our latest #UnpackingAMR episode on the creation of the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action (IPEA), featuring insights from @iruka-okeke.bsky.social & @mcdonnell.bsky.social
▶️ bit.ly/42uUb3U

@ottawahealthlaw.ca, @uottawa.ca

On the uncertainties of Emergency Powers & their limits in Trump’s America. Re-upping this piece I did last December for @thestar.com which is just constantly timely.
(USA = Eternal kairos of the fretful mind?)

Probably the best use to which a degree in economics was ever put!

Public health in Germany: structures, dynamics, and ways forward Despite Germany's robust economy, comprehensive social welfare system, and the country ranking third among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in terms of per-capita healt...

Public health in Germany: structures, dynamics, and ways forward
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

- absence of a strong central institution for PH
- inadequate funding for disease prevention and health promotion
- little interoperability in data collection

Political science for public and preventive health ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From resistant bacteria in water sources to antibiotic residues in our food. This paper unravels the complex web of factors contributing to #AMR across the food system. Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4ncThkN

Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually

Come and hear me talk about myself! Amongst other things.

October 22nd, John Snow Lecture Theatre, 5.15-6.15

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Education at a Glance 2025, Part 1 | HESA The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual stat fest, Education at a Glance (EAG), two weeks … Continued

According to data provided by Statscan to the OECD, Canada's tertiary education system is experiencing BY FAR the fastest public disinvestment of any country in the developed world. (I am not sure the specific figures are 100% accurate, but the conclusion is still irrefutable)

I am delighted to be a part of the History Science/Innovation seminar series at the Sorbonne University. On September 25th, I will be speaking about:
"Science diplomacy in turbulent times: what can we learn from political science?"
irhist.sorbonne-universite.fr/evenements/p...

J'aurai le plaisir de faire une présentation au séminaire Histoire des sciences, histoire de l'innovation à Sorbonne Université le jeudi 25 septembre. irhist.sorbonne-universite.fr/evenements/p...

Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers LLM “tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity” when writing news briefs.

A useful read if you want to explain to your students what LLMs get wrong vs right when summarizing readings

The Anglosphere and the European radical right Contemporary Europe is witnessing a surge in radical-right leaders, parties, movements and knowledge producers who seek and proclaim a new world order. Consulting texts collected from different med...

What's the West anyway? Towards an analysis of the European radical right www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYNCH...

Multidrug-resistant yeast cases rising rapidly in Europe, survey shows

Data from a new survey show Candida auris, which can cause deadly invasive infections, is spreading rapidly in European hospitals.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

YouTube video by Global Strategy Lab Policy discourse on AMR in food producing animals

How we frame antimicrobial resistance (AMR) matters.
This new #SAFEAMR study looks at how #AMR messaging reaches farmers, policymakers & the public, and what works and what doesn’t.
Read the publication: bit.ly/42ekH0Z
📽️ youtu.be/Q1FIM2pkNtw

🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters!

Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.

Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢

Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇

Designing a Scientific Panel on AMR - Global Strategy Lab The synthesis and translation of rigorous scientific evidence to inform AMR policy and practice is essential for effective global action to address AMR.

More from @gstrategylab.bsky.social about designing #IPEA (Independent Panel of Experts for Action on AMR), including an explainer video, a policy brief, and a working paper: www.globalstrategylab.org/projects/des...

An Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against AMR #IPEA is needed to help countries develop equitable, evidence-informed AMR policies as a global public good.

📎 Read the policy brief: amrpolicy.org/resources/ip...
💡 Watch the webinar: www.globalstrategylab.org/events/shapi...

How do gender dynamics impact health outcomes related to antimicrobial resistance (#AMR)?

For a quick overview, explore the summary: bit.ly/4lQZHEJ
#GenderAndAMR

Rather than just say “political will” better to frame it as what are the conditions and factors that lead governments to successfully address complex health problems. What does this mean for TB? At least this gives a menu of things to do rather than trying to generate undefined political will.

Let’s assume that we know what it would take to reduce or eliminate TB IN Canada’s North - probably a complex set of actions to address housing, poverty, food security, etc. It would also pr require some complex community engagement with Inuit communities. In short, doable but not necessarily quick.

Saying that something is a matter of "political will" sounds plausible. But what does it mean in practical terms?

What, probably difficult choices - about funding, about creating capacity, about jurisdiction - must finally be made that earlier groups of politicians were unwilling to make?

$37.50 for a comparative study of fifteen legislatures and how well they hold the executive to account.

How can you resist?

Reframing Mental Health Law – Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives Conference @University of Ottawa October 2/3, 2025

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca Oct 2–3 for a national conference: Reframing Mental Health Law: Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives. Keynotes: @Kwame_McKenzie & Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt. Student rates available. Hope to see you there! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...

Call for Papers

Special Issue in the Monash Bioethics Review SpringerEthics

Antimicrobial Resistance, Historical Responsibility & Intergenerational Justice

Funding support for open access

Deadline: 01 April 2026

link.springer.com/collections/...

Contact: romina.rekers@uni-graz.at

A good primer on the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, the critically important but often ignored dimension of global health governance, including the new #pandemictreaty. From my brilliant #GSL colleague Isaac Weldon

BTW, there are also a few political scientists who have expertise in public health policy and public administration ... @scottlgreer.bsky.social @jlynch13.bsky.social to name but two

bernie sanders meme: "I am once again asking you to seek public health law experts on public health law questions"

This is an important moment in the US for vaccine law, federalism, & #PHLaw experts & I am absolutely begging journalists and pundits to seek out the scholarship & expertise of those who have been studying this subject for years rather than winging it or asking people Who. Are. Not. Legal. Experts.