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Race and Health PodcastPMNCH Touchpoint x R&H CollaborationR&H Pod host Delan Devakumar sits with Touchpoint Team Lead Kadi Toure to discuss racism and its impact on health. Thank you for hosting us, PMNCH Touchpoint!Watch the video version of this episode on PMNCH Touchpoint's YouTube Channel.Touchpoint is a podcast by PMNCH that explores key issues related to women’s, children’s, and adolescent health. From Touchpoint:💡 What’s one action you can take today to fight racial discrimination in healthcare? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 📌 RESOURCES & LINKS 👉 Learn more at www.raceandhealth.org 👉 Follow the latest updates from PMNCH: www.pm...
2025-04-0724 min
Global Health LivesEssiProfessor Essi Viding is a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and the Pro-Vice Provost for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Grand Challenge at UCL. Essi is psychologist who works to understand the origins of behaviour and mental health disorders. In this episode Essi describes the developmental origins of mental health problems, the recent rise in mental health problems in adolescents and the role of social media, and the importance of supporting women to pursue careers in science.
2024-12-2231 min
Global Health LivesHamzaDr Hamza al-Kateab is a Syrian doctor, an activist and a public health advocate. He set up and ran a hospital in East Aleppo during the war in Syria. This work was documented in the film For Sama, created by his wife Waad al-Kateab. Hamza is now an activist working to stop the bombing of health facilities in Syria and other conflict areas through the campaign “Action For Sama” (www.actionforsama.com / @actionforsama).
2024-11-1737 min
UCL MindsGlobal health: the burning issuesIn episode 5 of Oral Health Matters, Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London is in conversation with Professor Sharon Friel from the Australian National University. and Professor Delan Devakumar, from University College London. Together they discuss developments in the broader global health research agenda and highlight the burning issues specifically linked to equity and commercial determinants.
Read a full transcript: https://researchpodcasts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OHM-Ep5-.pdf
Credits
Presenter: Professor Richard Watt, University College London
Editor and producer: Chris Garrington, Research Podcasts
Artwork and audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
Music: The...
2024-11-0531 min
Global Health LivesFrancescoProfessor Francesco Checchi is a professor of epidemiology and international health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Francesco is an epidemiologist who has worked for 25 years in crisis and humanitarian settings with Médecins Sans Frontières and Save the Children and as an academic.
In this episode he talks about his work estimating mortality in conflicts and on vaccinations. He also discusses broader issues about humanitarian work. Francesco also talks about his own mental health and how he has coped.
2024-10-1334 min
Global Health LivesNaomiProf Naomi Priest is a lifecourse and social epidemiologist at the Australian National University. Naomi’s research focuses on understanding how social forces become embedded and embodied to influence health and health inequalities throughout life.
In this episode, Naomi talks about how racism impacts child and adolescent health and school-based interventions to reduce racism.
2024-09-1534 minRace and Health PodcastR&H x GHL Mini SeriesWelcome back to the Race & Health Podcast! We hope you enjoyed Series 3, our collaboration with The Lancet Voice podcast. As we gear up for Series 4, we're thrilled to introduce you to our new mini series: Global Health Lives. This series dives into the inspiring stories of individuals dedicated to global health, with a spotlight on champions of racial and health justice. Hosted by Delan Devakumar, these episodes promise to inform and inspire. Listen to GHL at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalhealthlives
2024-08-3100 min
Global Health LivesWouterDr Wouter Arrazola de Oñate is a medical doctor in public health and activist. He is the medical director of the Belgian lung and TB association.
In this episode, Wouter talks about his work in TB from a clinical and public health perspective and the importance of advocacy to improve health.
2024-08-1835 minGlobal Health LivesRudzaniProfessor Rudzani Muloiwa is the head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health in the University of Cape Town and the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s hospital.
In this episode, Rudzani describes the importance of child health, his career in the field, and growing up and living in pre- and post-Apartheid South Africa.
2024-07-1435 min
The Lancet VoiceRace & Health: Under the skinIn this episode, Delan Devakumar and guests shed light on how the social construction of race and its operators take a physiological toll of chronic exposure to racism. They discuss maternal and child health, the concept of race and biology, and how constant microaggressions, systemic inequalities, and overt discrimination can lead to a sustained state of stress that goes far beyond mere emotional distress. There are also recommendations for applying anti-racism in everyday life, and how we can strive for a future where everyone, regardless of their background, can live a healthy and fulfilling life.Guests include D...
2024-02-0831 minGlobal Health LivesBobDr Bob Klaber is a consultant paediatrician and director of strategy, research and innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS trust in London.
In this episode, Bob describes his career in paediatrics and medical education, and talks about the importance of kindness in healthcare.
2023-12-1732 minGlobal Health LivesKevinProfessor Kevin Fenton is senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist. Kevin is the President of the Faculty of Public Health, the professional body for public health practitioners. He is the Regional Director for London in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the statutory public health advisor to the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority and the Regional Director of Public Health for NHS London. He is also the government’s Chief Advisor on HIV. Kevin was director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease...
2023-11-1936 minThe Lancet VoiceRace & Health: COVID-19 and racismHost Delan Devakumar is joined by Kevin Fenton (Public Health Director for London, UK), Ayoade Alakija (Chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance), and Kumanan Rasanathan (Executive Director, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research) to explore COVID-19 and racism by unpacking key themes of power and influence. Drawing from their experiences in public health practice and global health policy, they discuss how racism stratifies power across the community and structural levels, and why communities of colour bore the brunt of the pandemic. How do policies informing preparedness and resource distribution reinforce these differences? You can find o...
2023-11-0636 minThe Lancet VoiceA series from the Race & Health podcast and The Lancet Voice - an introductionWelcome to a series of podcasts produced as a collaboration between The Lancet Voice and the Race & Health podcast. The upcoming series will host a diverse array of experts, activists, and storytellers. We will take a deep dive into issues ranging from COVID-19, to history, to populism. This series offers expert perspectives, technical background, and field accounts to provide listeners a better understanding of racism and its impact health around the world.For this introductory episode, host of the Race & Health podcast Delan Devakumar speaks with Senior Executive Editors at The Lancet Pam Das and Jessamy Bagenal...
2023-11-0613 minGlobal Health LivesKumananDr Kumanan Rasanathan is Executive Director at the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research at the World Health Organization. Kumanan talks about his work striving for health equity. He describes working on the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, work on development of the Sustainable Development Goals and frontline public health work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023-10-1535 minGlobal Health LivesMichelleDr Michelle Morse, the Chief Medical Officer of the New York City Department of Health.
In this episode Michelle talks about her work fighting for racial justice and health equity in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023-09-1735 minGlobal Health LivesNayreenDr Nayreen Daruwalla is a clinical psychologist and, counsellor and researcher, who runs the violence against women group in the Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) in Mumbai. In this episode Nayreen describes her work helping survivors of violence against women in Dharavi, Mumbai.
2023-08-1330 min
Public Health Disrupted – the new Podcast from UCL Health of the PublicEpisode 5. Unravelling Health Disparities: The Racial Divide“It’s the indirect act of racism that is leading to poorer outcomes for racialised groups.”How does racism impact people’s health? And how big is this problem? We're three years on from George Floyd's murder, which launched a wave of global protests under the banner never again. This, of course, has not been the case. We're also three years since the COVID pandemic began, which really highlighted the long-standing racial health inequalities in the UK and beyond.In this month’s episode, Dr Halima Begum (CEO of ActionAid UK) and Del...
2023-08-0735 min
UCL MindsSeason 3: Unravelling Health Disparities: The Racial DivideJoin hosts Doctor Xand van Tulleken and Dr Rochelle Burgess for Season 3, Episode 5 of Public Health Disrupted with Dr Halima Begum Prof Delan Devakumar.
“It’s the indirect act of racism that is leading to poorer outcomes for racialised groups.”
How does racism impact people’s health? And how big is this problem?
We're three years on from George Floyd's murder, which launched a wave of global protests under the banner never again. This, of course, has not been the case. We're also three years since the COVID pandemic began, which really highlighted the long-standing racial health inequalities in the UK and b...
2023-08-0735 minGlobal Health LivesMelissaProfessor Melissa Gladstone a Professor of Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and International Child Health at the University of Liverpool. In this episode Melissa describes her work in child development and the concept of adverse childhood experiences.
2023-07-1634 min
Global Health LivesRenzoDr Renzo Guinto is medical doctor and planetary health advocate from the Philippines. In this episode Renzo talks his work in global health and the new field of planetary health, his experience in setting up two centres in Southeast Asia, and the challenges facing migrant health in the Philippines. He also discusses the issue of decolonisation, including how he is trying to address this, and the importance of being a “deep generalist.”
2022-12-1135 minThe Lancet VoiceAdvancing racial and ethnic equity in science, medicine, and global healthA special joint episode sees Prof. Delan Devakumar, host of the Race & Health podcast and Professor of Global Child Health at UCL, speak with Prof. Tendayi Achiume, Dr. Gideon Lasco, and Dr. Sujitha Selvarajah about what racism means to them, how racism affects health, and what we can learn from The Lancet's new Series on racial and ethnic equity in science, medicine, and global health.Listen to the Race & Health Podcast hereRead The Lancet Series on racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and healthSend us your feedback!Read all of ou...
2022-12-0944 minGlobal Health LivesAnandaMr Ananda Galappatti is a medical anthropologist and practitioner in mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies and adverse circumstances. Ananda describes his work on mental health in Sri Lanka, including during the conflict and the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
2022-11-1235 min
Global Health LivesCamillaDr Camilla Kingdon is a consultant paediatrician and neonatologist and the current president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in the UK. Camilla describes her early life growing up in South Africa when it was under Apartheid rule and then her career in paediatrics in the UK. She describes her role in supporting the paediatric workforce and the major challenges facing child health.
2022-10-0936 minGlobal Health LivesFlaviaDr Flavia Bustreo is Vice-Chair of Fondation Botnar, Co-Chair of The Lancet Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People and Chair of the Governance and Ethics Committee at the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH). Flavia describes her early clinical work and peace activism and then all her policy work on child and adolescent health as part of the World Health Organization and the World Bank.
2022-09-1138 min
Global Health LivesRashidaProfessor Rashida Ferrand is a Professor of International Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Science and an honorary consultant physician in HIV Medicine. Rashida talks about her work in adolescent health, HIV and sexual and reproductive health, in particular in adolescent HIV in Zimbabwe. She also discusses her focus on supporting PhD students from Africa through leading the Zim-LSHTM Research Partnership. Finally, Rashida talks about her mental health and how she has coped.
2022-08-1435 min
Global Health LivesNoraProfessor Nora Groce is the Leonard Cheshire Chair of Disability and Inclusive Development in UCL. Nora is an anthropologist who works on disability and social justice. She previously ran the global health programme at Yale University before moving to UCL. She has worked on many health issues and human rights documents advocating for people with disabilities and chaired the committee to include disability in the Sustainable Development Goals.
2022-07-1033 min
Global Health LivesSeries 2-3 InterludeSeries 3 is out next month. Ahead of this, here is a chance to get to know some of the Global Health Lives team. What do they think about the podcast? What are they looking forward to?
2022-06-1210 min
Race and Health PodcastYoung Climate ActivistsIn this episode, we explore the role of young people in the move against climate change, and the work they're doing to promote climate justice. Joined by Heizal Nagginda, founder of Climate Operation in Uganda, Priscila Sato, a researcher from the University of São Paolo, and Jon Bonifacio from Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), host Delan Devakumar grapples with the role that climate education, justice, and advocacy by young people can have on equitably addressing climate change.
2022-05-2325 min
Race and Health PodcastDefining Environmental JusticeIn this first episode of the Envisioning Environmental Equity series, our host Delan Devakumar is joined by Race & Health representative Abi Deivanayagam, and external guests Mulindwa Moses, co-founder of CYE Believe, and Norly Mercado, Asia Regional Director at 350.org to discuss the meaning of “environmental justice”. Join us as we discuss the role of colonialism in shaping the unequal health impacts of the climate crisis, the value of MAPA-centred solutions, and the importance of considering power in climate action.
Find out more about our guests:
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2022-04-2530 minGlobal Health LivesDaveProfessor David Osrin is a Professor of Global Health at UCL and a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science. Dave worked as a clinical paediatrician before conducting large community trials on violence against women and girls, maternal and child nutrition and urban health in Nepal and India. He also talks about his love of art and creating the Dharavi Biennale to showcase the work of local artists.
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2022-03-1335 minGlobal Health LivesOzgeDr Ozge Karadag is a senior research scholar at the Center for Sustainable Development of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York. In this episode Ozge talks about her work on migrant health, youth health and peer education as well as the mental healthcare system in Turkey. Ozge then discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and her work as part of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission and the Global Happiness Council.
2022-02-1329 minGlobal Health LivesJaimeProfessor Jaime Miranda is the Director of CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. In this episode Jaime talks about his work on non-communicable diseases, the importance of human rights, research and population health, and the recent history and the ‘multiple’ Perus, the different countries behind Peru’s national averages and beyond Lima, Peru’s capital. Having established his research career as an exemplar of research capacity building in the field of global health, his story navigates from professional challenges to personal failures, including the ‘amputation’ he felt given the sudden loss of his mother, and...
2022-01-0935 minGlobal Health LivesBhargaviDr Bhargavi Rao is the malaria infectious disease expert at Médecins Sans Frontières and an Associate Professor in the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Bhargavi describes her career as a clinician and public health doctor in infectious diseases. She talks about her work on HIV in South Africa, malaria infectious disease modelling and debates around humanitarianism. In addition, she discusses coping with ill health and personal losses in her family.
2021-12-1235 minGlobal Health LivesMichaelProfessor Michael Knipper is a medical doctor and anthropologist and is a Professor of Global Health, Migration and Medical Humanities at Giessen University Medical School in Germany. In this episode Michael talks about his work with Indigenous people in South America, migration and on taking a human rights approach to health.
2021-11-1435 min
Global Health LivesAngeMs Angela Saini is an award-winning science journalist, author and broadcaster. She is famous for her two best-selling books: 'Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong' and 'Superior: The Return of Race Science'. In this podcast she discusses these books and her journalism, as well as her own experiences of racism.
2021-10-1033 min
Race and Health PodcastFundingFunding plays a central role in determining how and what health outcomes are addressed in public health, health research, and development. Where the money goes and how funding applications are processed remain disparate between end users.
Join Delan Devakumar in exploring the structural causes that underlie funding disparities and inequities as he and R&H representative, Joohee Uhm, discuss the funding world with Ms Lauren Pires who has extensive experience with grant work at the non-profit and foundation levels, and Dr Diego Baptista, whose career has moved research culture towards equity and diversity.
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2021-09-2125 minGlobal Health LivesSeries 1 updateQuick update on Global Health Lives. We are taking a break but will be back soon.
2021-08-0801 min
Global Health LivesArianneDr Arianne Shahvisi is a Senior Lecturer in ethics in Brighton and Sussex medical school. Arianne was trained in astrophysics and then philosophy, and now works on various topics in global health. In this podcast Arianne discusses racism and xenophobia, the Global Gag rule and neglected tropical diseases.
2021-07-1135 min
Global Health LivesNickDr Nick Watts is a public health doctor and Chief Sustainability Officer in the NHS. In this podcast he talks about how he discovered public health, his work on climate change, including Lancet Countdown, and his plans for the NHS. He discusses how to have conversations on climate change and how to engage people on some of the most important topics of our time.
2021-06-1331 min
Global Health LivesRageshriDr Rageshri Dhairyawan is a consultant in sexual health and HIV medicine in Barts Health NHS Trust and honorary senior lecturer in Queen Mary University of London. She is a clinical doctor, researcher and advocate for sexual health and reproductive rights. In this podcast Rageshri discusses violence against women, racism and sexism in HIV care, and her own experiences of being a patient in the NHS.
2021-05-1631 min
Global Health LivesDineshMr Dinesh Deokota is a Nepali film maker and founder of the non-governmental organisation Media for Development. In this podcast, he describes how he started making films and his engagement work on bonded labour, migration and child marriage.
Check out all Dinesh’s films on his YouTube channel.
2021-04-1128 min
Global Health LivesJoyProfessor Joy Lawn is director of the MARCH centre in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, a paediatrician and leading expert for newborn health worldwide. In this podcast, she discusses her journey developing epidemiological measurement for global newborn deaths and stillbirths, new shifts in large scale implementation and intentionally changing narratives for women in science and leadership, particularly from the global South. Joy also shares her personal journey, growing up in Uganda, working in Ghana, South Africa, in multiple African countries, the US and UK, and the recent death of her husband from a brain tumour.
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2021-03-0832 min
Race and Health PodcastDeforestationJoin host Dr Delan Devakumar and Race & Health collective member Dr Abi Deivanayagam in conversation with environmental justice advocate and Executive Director at Amazon Watch, Leila Salazar-Lopez, and Dr Sandra de Souza Hacon from the National School of Public Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation as we begin to understand the complex relationship between indigenous health in the Amazon, and the intertwined systems of meat, gold, racism, and deforestation.
In this episode, indigenous health and human rights takes centre stage in highlighted issues of deforestation and colonialism happening in the rapidly shrinking Amazon rainforest. This episode invites...
2021-03-0224 min
Global Health LivesSunilDr Sunil Bhopal is a UK-based academic paediatrician. Prior to re-joining Newcastle University in 2020, he was Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. In this podcast he discusses his work in early childhood development and promoting the best start in life, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, and global health more broadly.
2021-02-1331 minGlobal Health LivesTrailerGlobal Health Lives is a new podcast exploring some of the most important issues in global health, but from the perspective of the people working in it. We discuss their lives, what influenced them and the challenges they face both professionally and personally.
2021-02-0401 min