Isabel Muñoz

PhD student in Global Health at @mcgillu l BA International Development & Philosophy l Interested in #HumanitarianAid, #Bioethics, #HealthEquity & #LatAm

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

We Need to Consider Gentrification a Global Health Issue

In this blog I call for greater attention from the global health community to consider gentrification's impact on health.

https://t.co/qlY0Gwummm

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

📢 ¡Conversatorio abierto!

🌆 Efectos socioambientales de la #Gentrificación en Costa Rica: un reto para el #DesarrolloSostenible 🌱

🗓️ 18 junio 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. CR
🎥 En vivo por ONDA UNED
🔗 https://t.co/XvPATEeFTx

Una conversación necesaria para todos en América Latina

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

When USAID abruptly withdrew, life-saving humanitarian projects collapsed. In the Philippines, @cdporgph is showing that even in forced closure, it's possible to uphold ethics: preserve trust, stay accountable, prevent harm & sustain

Read our piece here: https://t.co/Y5JN0Wnhxd

[Maju Brunette @CBPR2030]

Please read: As Fractures in Global Health Deepen, Combating ‘Othering’ Is a Must. Kudos to @shashikaLB and @isabel_munozb 👊🏼👊🏼
https://t.co/sKpRBgU3jQ

#DecolonizingGlobalHealth #Equity #GlobalHealth

[Shashika Bandara @shashikaLB]

As academic institutions maintain an eerie silence or advocate for ‘not taking sides’ while civilians are being killed in Gaza - this piece is worth resharing.
Shouldn’t our missions uphold values of humanity? If this happened in an HIC will we be silent?

https://t.co/83vV7C2ext

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

3️⃣ Take a stand against othering
Speak up about why equity matters. Challenge harmful stereotypes. Make space for voices that are often pushed aside.

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

🚨 In our Invited Perspective, @shashikaLB & I raise a red flag on how policies + politics fuel othering—labeling some groups as “different” from the majority.

We call for action:
💛 Center kindness
👂 Listen + unlearn
✊ Stand up against othering

https://t.co/oQG3daiZGx

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

2️⃣ Listen and unlearn
Treat listening and unlearning as personal growth. Approaching them with curiosity and humility helps us better understand experiences beyond our own.

[EL PAÍS América @elpais_america]

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🔴ÚLTIMA HORA | Murió José Pepe Mujica. Esta vez sí, a los 89 años, consideró que era tiempo de irse, según ha anunciado este martes el presidente de Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, a través de las redes sociales. “Hasta acá llegué”, había dicho a principios de enero

🗞️ https://t.co/NhuO8CV74n

[Vanessa Romero Rocha @vannessarr]

Le preguntaron a Pepe Mujica si encontró sentido a la vida. Dijo que no: que se dedicó a cambiar el mundo y no cambió un carajo.

Se equivocó. Gastó su vida soñando, peleando, luchando. Y eso —precisamente eso— es lo que mueve al mundo.

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

We concluded a wonderful class on global health ethics this semester.

What a joy to work together on this!

[Shashika Bandara @shashikaLB]

We finally got the selfie we have been planning to all semester! This post is to celebrate/express gratitude to @isabel_munozb who made one half of the teaching team of the #globalhealth ethics&equity class! We had fun & ended the class on a positive note!
Cheers to Isabel!

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

Join us today for an open discussion on hope and health in the current climate

[Shashika Bandara @shashikaLB]

Next Thursday (24) at CafeAux Angles Ronds https://t.co/gzVrCtSdss we are going to meet as a community in #Montreal and chat about how to navigate current #globalhealth challenges with hope. Join us at 5pm.
Register: https://t.co/MznzSFGFvb

[Shashika Bandara @shashikaLB]

Last week, the global health ethics&equity class wrapped up w/ compelling student prezs on addressing funding crisis and a wholesome convo w/ students on pathways forward in #globalhealth!
Grateful to @isabel_munozb for being an amazing TA!
🙏 to Madhu Pai for all his support!

[Sridhar Venkatapuram MSc MPhil PhD MFPH(Hon) FRSA @sridhartweet]

If you want an easy introduction to bioethics, public health ethics and global health ethics, try these two podcast episodes.

a fantastic student/journalist at McGill organized this.

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

These generation of students is amazing!

[Shashika Bandara @shashikaLB]

Inspired by Sydney Murray, a student of my #globalhealth ethics class whose journalistic initiative led to a podcast with @sridhartweet for @MIROMcGill
Listen to the episodes here:
Part 1: https://t.co/iwR3Y8i8Vr
Part 2: https://t.co/ezBFL65LEr
A very enjoyable listen!

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

Costa Rica the country sold to millionaires

[antigentrificacion. cr @antigentri]

🇨🇴 📽️ "Costa Rica: el paraíso vendido a millonarios." "Qué extraño que los ticos hayan decidido entregar los lugares que los hace ser un paraíso."

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

Why it’s a critical time for Canada to renew its commitment to global health co-operation https://t.co/jCVonDZXgo

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

Grateful to @ananya_tb for inviting me to speak in her Intersectionality, Racism, and Health Equity class

We talked about Latin American resilience, exploring labor and women’s movements, Indigenous resistance, and the urgent fight against gentrification.

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

"The need for transformation of the humanitarian system is undeniable, but dismantling it without clear alternatives is not reform—it is a humanitarian disaster in the making."

[CHH-Lancet Commission @HealthConflComm]

1️⃣CHH-Lancet Commissioners' Joint Call in The Lancet The humanitarian system must be transformed-not destroyed.
Cutting aid recklessly will cost lives&destabilize global health security.
Reform must be bold, evidence-driven&just.
https://t.co/1z9FqRKIJy
@TheLancet
@Humanit_Health

[Isabel Muñoz @isabel_munozb]

The US has never had an official language, why now?

There are over 50 million Spanish speakers in the US.

This order only serves to create an “other.” To send a message that only certain people are welcomed in the US…

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Executive Order Alert! 🇺🇸

ENGLISH IS NOW THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.

America is SO BACK!