Global Health Conversations
by Christiana
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#30: Newsletter - Are we living in an age of outbreaks?
#30: Newsletter - Are we living in an age of outbreaks?
About this podcast
Global Health Conversations explores the most important topics in the worlds of public health, medicine, science and development. From infectious diseases to scientific career paths and healthcare policy, Global Health Conversations are nuanced discussions covering topics impacting global public health with informed and researched positions. Guests share their stories, research findings, and solutions to some of the most pressing health challenges facing our world today. Join the conversation. Read more: https://globalhealthwriter.com/2023/03/13/global-health-conversations-podcast-launches-april-2023/
Episodes
The newest 20 of 35 episodes
- #30: Newsletter - Are we living in an age of outbreaks? · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 30Read the newsletter here: Are we living in an age of outbreaks? This is the last holiday season newsletter podcast episode! If you listened to them, I hope you enjoyed them ! :)…
- #29: Newsletter - Sugar, Spice & Psoriasis - International Women's Day · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 29Read the newsletter here: Sugar, Spice & this fortnight's IWD Podcast 💕 Topics in this newsletter's Fortnight in Resources :) 1. New therapeutics for psoriasis 2. AstraZeneca…
- #28: Newsletter - The Real Toll of Weight-loss Injections - Semaglutides, the economy & you · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 28This Newsletter: The real toll of weight-loss injections: Semaglutides, the economy & you __ Past newsletter - Skinny at all costs? Unravelling the weight loss sensation causing…
- #27: Newsletter - Focus on Climate & Health + more (H5N1, MSF Access Campaign Controversy & Mpox) · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 27Newsletter: Focus on Climate & Health + so much more(H5N1, MSF Access Campaign Controversy & New MPOX strain) - 7 July 2024 Merry Christmas :) Support the show
- #26: Newsletter - The Interconnectedness of Everything & The Polycrisis in Health · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 26Newsletter: The Interconnectedness of Everything & Two Autumn Tales: Something old & something new - 27 October 2024 Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Personal Letter 05:34…
- Special: Personal Notes on Intersectional Feminism from The Mountains ft. Vulvarina · 18 minIn January of 2024, Loredana Marta of Vulvarina asked me to collaborate with her on a piece on Intersectional Feminism entitled: xxxiii: up in the mountains. And we happened to…
- #25: Shaping Public Health & Epidemiology: The Story of John Snow and the Broad Street Pump · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 25A Storytime: The story of Cholera in London in the 1800s and how John Snow’s famous experiments revolutionised epidemiology and public health as we know it in modern, western…
- #24: What is the Pandemic Accord, really? · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 24A walkthrough. The Pandemic Accord is a proposed global agreement aimed at strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. Emerging in the aftermath of COVID-19…
- #23: Mpox Update 18/08/2024 · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 23This fortnight's Newsletter We need to talk about Mpox - July 21st 2024 Newsletter Timstamps: Overview: 00:00 What happened? 03:47 What does it mean? 05:55 What’s next? 11:09…
- #22: Project 2025 Impact on Healthcare, Women's Health and Regulation · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 22Subscribe here to the Global Health Conversations Newsletter Read the full Project 2025 document here: Mandate for Leadership the Conservative Promise In this fortnight's…
- #21: Philippines: Twelve Minute Health System Summary · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 21In this mini solo episode, we take a high level look at Philippines' health system. In under twelve minutes, we take an overview of the health system dynamic, payer mechanisms…
- BONUS: Real Water - Water gone wrong! A Public Health Scandal · 23 min · Season 2In this BONUS episode, we delve into the true crime-style medical scandal of Real Water. The company’s negligence led to severe health issues, including acute liver dysfunction…
- #20: The Profitability of Skinny - How Semaglutides made Novo Nordisk Europe's most profitable company · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 20In this episode, we explore the economics of thinness and the phenomenal rise of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the weight loss market. Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical…
- #19: Drug Licensing and the Pandemic Accord · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 19In this week’s episode, we look at Colombia's recent move in issuing its first compulsory license. The country challenged ViiV Healthcare's monopoly on their patented drug…
- #18: Prioritising Oral Health in Public Health (ft. Ema Prohić) - Part 2 · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 18This is Part 2 of our 2 Part interview. Listen here for Part 1: - Listen here on Spotify - Listen here on Apple Podcasts - Listen here on Audible Today I interview Ema Prohić and…
- #17: Prioritising Oral Health in Public Health (ft. Ema Prohić) - Part 1 · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 17On this episode I interview Ema Prohić and we discuss the true cost of oral health. Drawing on her experience in different health systems, we discuss the financing of dental…
- PROMO: Dental Dialogue: Prioritising Oral Health in Public Health - Available 31 March 2024 · 3 min · Season 2In this episode we discussed oral health as a public health issue. Discussing system challenges, incentivisation and disincentivasation, dental caries as the most common…
- #16: Tackling Cervical Cancer: Health Equity in Focus (International Women's Day Special) · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 16In this episode, in recognition of International Women's Day, we talk about cervical cancer and discuss its significance as a symbol of global health disparities and gender…
- #15: Why do Americans Pay (so much) More for Healthcare? · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 15Check out the newsletter In this week’s solocast we discussed the cost of medical care. Particularly, I attempted to answer the question: Why do Americans pay (so much) more for…
- #14: What does Sustainability look like in the Pharmaceutical Industry? (ft. Elisabetta Marani) · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 14This is the official last episode of Season 1! The Global Health Conversations Newsletter continues throughout the holidays until we're back after the Christmas holidays. Click…
