Gabriel E. Fabreau

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Gabriel E. Fabreau, MD, MPH, FRCPC, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, where he co-founded and co-directs MH2C at the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. He has been an embedded Internal Medicine specialist at the Calgary Refugee Health Clinic since 2014.

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Sep 17, 2026

by Sara Al Sharani Mohammad Yasir Essar Mujja Alloba Gabriel E. Fabreau

Refugee youth and the right to learn: An investment that pays dividends

More than 123 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by war, violence and climate-related disasters between 2016-2025. Now, following sweeping United States policies, many high-income countries are restricting refugee access to asylum, education and work. Against this backdrop, last September we published the Halifax Declaration arguing for a different approach: one that recognizes displaced people not as passive aid recipients, but as partners in building resilient health, education and social systems.