Geneviève Douyon is the Northern Canada Program Clinic Officer at Veterinarians Without Borders North America/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Amérique du Nord.
Geneviève was born in Montreal and raised in a Cree reservation called Chisasibi, located in Northern Quebec. Her passion for the concept of One Health is one she attributes to her lived experience in that area of James Bay.
Geneviève graduated from Vanier College’s veterinary technology program in 2012.
Since graduating, she has worked, volunteered, and provided research in many different types of settings — from shelters and spay neuter clinics, to zoos and wildlife management missions across the globe. All of these experiences have helped her gain various skills that now allow her to wear many hats and adjust to different types of settings
Register now for our upcoming, live webinar to be held on Friday, November 1st, in recognition of One Health Day 2024, to explore how community-led One Health Teams (OHTs) help to bridge health gaps and build resilience. Panelists are all partners in our COHERS program in Rwanda and Senegal.
Empowered through AGROW’s training and resources, women like Thary Mork, Ton Sothy, and Ho Penh are transforming Cambodia’s rural communities by embracing sustainable farming, building resilient livelihoods, and improving food security.
In this edition of 'Ask an Expert', we chatted with Dr. Doug Doyle-Baker (DVM), a practicing veterinarian in Toronto, Ontario, who this past spring spent time volunteering with VWB's Northern Animal Health Initiative (NAHI) in the Northwest Territories.
