Ben Brisbois

Apr 16, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Ben Brisbois |Katrina Plamondon |David Roger Walugembe |Rodrigo Curty Pereira

ABSTRACTDespite self-congratulatory rhetoric, Canada compromised COVID-19 vaccine equity with policies impeding a proposed global waiver of vaccine intellectual property (IP) rules. To learn from Canada’s vaccine nationalism we explore the worldview – a coherent textual picture of the world – in a sample of Government of Canada communications regarding global COVID-19 vaccine sharing.

Jun 2, 2023 | thelancet.com | Ben Brisbois |Katrina Plamondon

TableNeoliberal economic reforms and their effects on health Pathways to health outcomes Financial deregulation Financial instability and resultant reductions in state revenues and capacity; and income inequality Reduced public sector spending Reduced access to and quality of health care, education, housing, etc; and increased poverty and unemployment Roll back of environmental and social protection measures Increased consumption of unhealthy foods, substance abuse, etc; occupational hazards;...