Dr Hajek is an infectious diseases doctor based at Vancouver General Hospital and a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia.
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Jan Hajek, MD
Ten years ago, I sat at a global health conference luncheon with an inspirational physician-leader and human rights champion. As they talked about the need for physicians to recognize and call out systemic injustice in... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic was probably caused by our use of animals. Although the precise origins are unclear, the evidence we have to date indicates that the virus likely originated in wild animals that were brought to a... Read More
World Zoonoses Day, on 6 July, is a day to call attention to infectious diseases that can spread between people and animals. On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur administered the first rabies vaccine to a human bite... Read More
Many Canadians are reconsidering their dietary habits and choosing plant-based foods instead of animal products, for health, environmental, and ethical reasons. A national survey estimated that 850 000 Canadians already... Read More