News & Events
The PROSPERED project and its collaborators in the news.
Opinion: Paid sick leave is a powerful public health tool
SEPTEMBER 2020
Principal Investigator Arijit Nandi co-authored an op-ed on the downsides of Canada’s “patchwork system” of paid sick leave in a pandemic.
How the coronavirus’ economic toll could also affect public health
March 2020
PROSPERED researcher Erin Strumpf was interviewed on the complex ways that recessions have both increased and decreased mortality rates in the United States and what this could mean during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roger Mathisen on U.S. opposition to WHO breastfeeding resolution
July 2018
PROSPERED knowledge partner Roger Mathisen, a nutritionist with the organization Alive & Thrive, was interviewed on Al-Jazeera in July, 2018 about behind-the-scenes opposition from the U.S. on international policies to promote and protect breastfeeding.
Study: Great Recession Led To Fewer Deaths
January 2018
PROSPERED researcher Dr. Erin Strumpf was interviewed on NPR radio about her research on mortality during economic downturns.
Dr. Arijit Nandi discussing Canada’s parental leave extension on Breakfast Television Montreal
April 2017
Principal Investigator Arijit Nandi appeared on Breakfast Television Montreal to discuss the possible impacts of the Canadian government’s announcement that parents now have the option to spread their leave over 18 months.
Paid maternity leave cuts infant mortality: study
March 2016
Principal Investigator Arijit Nandi was interviewed on Radio-Canada International about our study showing that each additional month of maternity leave in low and middle-income countries reduces the rate of infant mortality by about 13%.