Gabriel Blouin-Genest

  • Associate professor, School of applied politics, Scientific codirector, CIDIS (Centre interdisciplinaire de développement international en santé), Université de Sherbrooke
The psychosocial impact of the pandemic and responses to it have been immense, but the Canadian government’s approach to COVID-19 remains divisive. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID‑19 emergency

Canada’s ‘us against them’ COVID-19 strategy is amplifying social division, creating major psychosocial impacts, and has resulted in a significant decrease in trust toward authorities.
Les mesures de lutte contre la COVID-19 ont affecté les soins de santé sexuelle et reproductive dans le monde entier, notamment les soins maternels et néonatals, le contrôle des naissances et l'accès à l'avortement. Université de Sherbrooke, Centre interdisciplinaire de développement international en santé (CIDIS)

La Covid‑19 a provoqué un recul mondial des droits des femmes en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive

Les mesures adoptées pour combattre la Covid-19 ont eu des répercussions sur les services offerts en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive dans le monde entier, affectant sérieusement les femmes.
Measures to combat COVID-19 have affected sexual and reproductive health care around the globe, including maternal and newborn care, birth control and access to abortion. Université de Sherbrooke, Centre interdisciplinaire de développement international en santé (CIDIS)

COVID‑19 caused a global setback in reproductive and sexual health rights, especially for women

The exceptional measures deployed around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded access to urgent services like birth control, abortion and maternal and newborn care.
Bruce Aylward, team lead of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, speaks to the media about COVID-19 after returning from China, on Feb. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keystone via AP, Salvatore Di Nolfi

The WHO’s risky communication strategy created confusion around COVID‑19

The World Health Organization’s handling of communication around COVID-19 included ambiguous messaging that created confusion.
Bruce Aylward, chef d'équipe de la mission conjointe OMS-Chine sur COVID-19, parle aux médias de COVID-19 à son retour de Chine, le 25 février 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keystone via AP, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Comment les ratés de communication de l’OMS ont semé la confusion autour de la Covid‑19

L’Organisation mondiale de la santé a envoyé des messages ambigus sur la Covid-19 qui ont semé la confusion dans la population.

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