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Paths to a disease-free world: control, eliminate, eradicate
Season 2 Episode 2
What are the differences between the various paths to a disease-free world? Why are we pursuing eradication of some diseases while for others, contro…
4 years, 5 months ago
Championing health equity in South Africa
Season 2 Episode 1
Episode 12
Championing health equity in South Africa
As the world commits to equitable access to medicines and vaccines, is this just on paper or a rea…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bonus episode: A conversation with our listeners
Season 1 Episode 11
Throughout the first season of Global Health Matters, we’ve covered a range of topics including research during the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling racis…
4 years, 7 months ago
Actions for decolonizing global health
Season 1 Episode 10
What are the colonial legacies in global health? And what impact have they had on how some health and health research programmes are run in Africa? I…
4 years, 8 months ago
Navigating digital health waves
Season 1 Episode 9
Increasingly, digital technologies are transforming the delivery of health services and the functioning of health systems. Many of these technologies…
4 years, 9 months ago
Discoveries from vaccine implementation
Season 1 Episode 8
The World Health Organization recently made the historic recommendation to widely use the first ever malaria vaccine, RTS,S. This recommendation was …
4 years, 11 months ago
Communicating science, not fiction
Season 1 Episode 7
This episode features three renowned communicators of science who work to inform, educate and inspire the public about health issues. Microbiologist …
4 years, 11 months ago
Reimagining research leadership
Season 1 Episode 6
Strong research ecosystems require strong research leaders. In this episode, we hear from Karlee Silver who speaks about how Grand Challenges Canada …
5 years ago
Climate change’s impact on health
Season 1 Episode 5
From a global challenge to the Maasai steppe of Tanzania
Most climate change predictions show an upward trend in temperature for at least the next nin…
5 years, 1 month ago
Mothers of the Amazon River: a social innovation for health
Season 1 Episode 4
Mamás del Río is a social innovation focused on improving maternal and newborn health in rural regions of the Amazon in Peru and Colombia. This episo…
5 years, 3 months ago