General internist, clinical epidemiologist, health services researcher, prof. Interested in social justice & health, harm reduction, HIV, poverty, policy & more
Toronto, ON
Joined April 2011
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Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
This is a clarifying moment. Under any other circumstance, this would be globally denounced as an atrocity of the highest order. But Palestinian lives are worthless in the eyes of western governments. No crime against them - no matter how abhorrent - matters at all.
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Horrific beyond words. theguardian.com/world/2025/m…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
We did it! Supervised Consumption Sites have been granted an injunction, allowing us to stay open until the court makes its final decision. This is a huge step forward in our fight to protect these life-saving services. Your voices and support made this possible! Thank you!💙
ALT Official announcement of injunction with text: Accordingly, I hereby exempt all existing SCSs from the provision of section 2 of CCRA until 30 days after the release of my decision in this matter. Costs will be addressed following the delivery of my reasons on the application and in accordance with a timetable that will be set at that time.
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
Alberta man sues province over closing of only supervised consumption site in Red Deer theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
New Report Alert! Our Centre prepared a report which displays the public health and safety impacts of supervised consumption services (SCS) in Ontario. This report directly addressed the proposed ban of 10 SCS across Ontario.
cdpe.org/publication/scs-in-…
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” @seyeabimbola on James Baldwin and his continuing relevance for health equity.
To mark the centenary of James Baldwin, I wrote a short essay for @TheLancet. On what he's taught me RE responding to pushbacks.
To beware of "strategic ignorance" and "the imaginary line of selective judgement".
James Baldwin: ignorance, power, justice thelancet.com/journals/lance…
New study suggests possible increase in overdoses after some Toronto safe consumption sites close toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
“Because it is likely that many people will not travel far distances, we project that a large proportion of people – almost 50 per cent in some scenarios – will lose access." -@MAP_Health study #cdnhealth
Ontario’s closing of supervised consumption sites will cause half of Toronto clients to lose access: @MAP_Health study. by @kkirkup theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… via @globeandmail #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
"It's a reasonable extrapolation to say that if we had more sites throughout the city, and, particularly, close to where people are using drugs, that it would help decrease the overdose rate," @ambayoumi (@odprn_research @MAP_Health) tells @KunalChaudhary_ tvo.org/article/there-alread…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
‘There already aren’t enough’: @ambayoumi (@odprn_research @MAP_Health) on the impact of closing Toronto’s safe-consumption sites #onpoli #topoli tvo.org/article/there-alread…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
New report with @MAP_Health led by @AMBayoumi investigates the impact of Supervised consumption site (SCS) closures in #Toronto and found that if 6 sites close, 636 people (47% of clients) could lose access each month.
Read the full report at odprn.ca/research/publicatio…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
A new study from St. Michael’s Hospital found hundreds of people will lose access to supervised consumption sites in Toronto when the province plans to close five of them next year. @CdnPressNews 1/2 thecanadianpressnews.ca/poli…
Ahmed Bayoumi retweeted
#LATEST: The Ontario government announced in August that it would close 10 supervised consumption sites next spring because they were too close to schools and daycares. Five of those are in Toronto. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/…
@ONgov, the Government of Ontario, has announced that it plans to close #SupervisedConsumptionSites. What can we expect if this happens? We studied this for Toronto in a new report released today. maphealth.ca/effects-of-clos… 🧵
Great to work with @Tara_Gomes and others not on this platform on this report. Thanks to @MAP_Health, @UnityHealthTO and @ICESOntario for support.