Joanne Liu
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World-renowned Canadian doctor says NYU cancelled her talk for being ‘anti-government’Dr. Joanne Liu, a world-renowned pediatric physician from Montreal, says NYU abruptly cancelled a scheduled talk. Liu says fear of political reprisals prompted the cancellation.U.S. NewsMar 31, 2025
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Former head of Doctors Without Borders joins front lines in coronavirus fightThe Canadian doctor who headed up Doctors Without Borders for six years says health-care workers fighting COVID-19 should be readying themselves for the worst-case scenario.Apr 8, 2020
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Montreal-based former Doctors Without Borders head discusses leading aid agency in an era of fearDr. Joanne Liu, who led Doctors Without Borders through some of the worst medical crises of the last decade, is moving back to Montreal after six years with the organization.CanadaOct 9, 2019
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This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Dec. 22This week, we profile local people and organizations trying to make impactful changes, from Doctors Without Borders to Yes Montreal to the Generations Foundation.CanadaDec 22, 2018
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Doctors Without Borders keeping eye on Ukraine, Nigeria in 2015: LiuComing off what was an incredibly busy year for Doctors Without Borders, the Canadian doctor who leads organization can foresee what challenges the humanitarian agency may be in 2015.HealthDec 30, 2014
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