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Global Health UnfilteredAchieving African Health Sovereignty with Victor Bampoe and Ngozi EronduSend us a textIn this episode of Global Health Unfiltered, hosts Desmond Jumbam and Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye discuss the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit held in Accra, Ghana. They are joined by Dr. Victor Bampoe and Dr. Ngozi Erondu, who share insights on the summit's key outcomes, including the Sustain Initiative aimed at enhancing African health governance and financing. The conversation explores Ghana's health financing strategies, the importance of leadership in health sovereignty, and the risks associated with donor-driven systems. The episode emphasizes the need for data sovereignty, collaboration among African nations, and the role of civil...
2025-08-231h 05
NDËPPlus de personnes doivent s'exprimer pour décoloniser la santé mondialeDans cet épisode, Ndëp échange avec le Dr Seye Abimbola, chercheur à l’Université de Sydney. Il revient sur l’influence de l’engagement politique de sa mère sur sa vision des systèmes de santé et plaide pour une lecture politique de ces systèmes. Dans son livre The Foreign Gaze, il analyse les rapports de pouvoir entre professionnels de santé du Nord et du Sud global.Le Dr Abimbola souligne la complexité de remettre en cause des systèmes imparfaits mais bien intentionnés, et appelle à une action collective pour transformer le secteur.Côté leadership, i...
2025-04-161h 16
NDËP" More people need to speak up to decolonize global health. "In this episode, Ndep speaks with Dr. Seye Abimbola, Principal Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. Dr. Abimbola shares how his mother’s political awareness shaped his understanding of healthcare and stresses the need for political insight into health systems.He discuss his book The Foreign Gaze, which explores power dynamics between health professionals from high-income and low-income countries. He also talks about the failure of an alternative medical school model in Nigeria and the challenges faced by doctors trained outside Western frameworks.Dr. Abimbola highlights the difficulty of challenging well-meaning but flawed systems an...
2025-04-091h 11
Global Health UnfilteredNavigating Colonial Love with Seye AbimbolaSend us a textIn this episode of the Global Health Unfiltered Podcast, host Desmond Jumbam speaks with Dr. Seye Abimbola about his book, 'The Foreign Gaze: Essays on Global Health.' They discuss how personal experiences, especially familial influences, shape views on global health. Dr. Abimbola shares his mother's impact on his understanding of health systems and social determinants. They also explore 'colonial love' and its effects on current global health practices, alongside the issue of the 'foreign gaze' in academia, highlighting power dynamics in research and policy. The conversation covers health equity, audience dynamics, local...
2025-03-071h 15
Global Health UnfilteredScaling funding for local climate-health solutions with Vanina Laurent-LedruSend us a textIn this episode of the Global Health Unfiltered Podcast, host Desmond Jumbam discusses the critical intersection of climate change and health with Vanina Laurent-Ledru, Director General of Foundation S. They explore the urgent need for locally-led health adaptation solutions, the barriers to effective funding, and the importance of collective action in addressing climate health impacts. The conversation highlights key recommendations from Fondation S's report, innovative climate resilience models, and young advocates' role in driving change.Read the report from Foundation S: From Risk to Resilience To support us, consider...
2024-11-1839 min
Global Health UnfilteredUncovering the root causes of the mpox outbreak with Boghuma TitanjiSend us a textThis week's conversation focuses on the current spread of M-Pox (formerly Monkeypox) in Africa and the response to the outbreak. Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an infectious disease expert at Emory University, discusses the history of M-Pox outbreaks in Africa and the factors contributing to its spread. The conversation also explores the role of African governments, the Africa CDC, and the international community in addressing the outbreak. The need for increased investment in healthcare, research, and development in Africa is highlighted, as well as the importance of holding governments accountable and promoting grassroots education on...
2024-09-1159 min
Global Health UnfilteredMeet the hostsSend us a textWelcome to Global Health Unfiltered, a podcast about unspoken realities and stories in Africa and the world. In this episode, you'll get to meet your hosts, Ella Amoako, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, and Desmond Jumbam. We discuss our reasons for starting this podcast and touch on topics that we will dive further into in the upcoming episodes. This includes the challenges of practicing medicine and public health in Africa, medical education, the so-called brain drain, and neocolonialism in global health. Most importantly, our aim is to shed light on stories and realities that are...
2022-01-2133 minGlobal Health UnfilteredGlobal Health Unfiltered! - TrailerSend us a textWelcome to the Global Health Unfiltered Podcast, a podcast about unspoken realities about global health in Africa and the world. Join us every two weeks as we discuss important global health topics with guests from across Africa and the World. Hosts: Ella Amoako, Desmond Jumbam, Ulrick Sydney KanmounyeContact us: unfilteredgh@gmail.com Artwork: Chidiebere IbeTheme music: Antidote by KetsaTo support us, consider becoming a paid subscriber on Patreon or making a one-time donation via PayPal. Subscribe to our weekly ne...
2022-01-1501 min
The Lancet VoiceWhat's wrong with global health?Mandip Aujla, senior editor of The Lancet Global Health, talks with Desmond Jumbam and Lioba Hirsch about decolonising global health, how rich countries dominate the global health discussion, and what can be done.Send us your feedback!Read all of our content at https://www.thelancet.com/?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_lancetCheck out all the podcasts from The Lancet Group:https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia/podcasts?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_lancetContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/...
2021-06-1834 min
Your Digital Mentor PodcastDecolonising Global HealthTakeaways from today's episode: Decolonising global health is an ongoing movement allowing people (and researchers) to provide a local context in the conversations surrounding health. Though many definitions exist, it is based on the undoing of the colonial legacy that surrounds countries in the global south.Local health is global health - a local context is required to make it global. It is important to reflect on issues on decolonising global health to avoid neo-colonization and include diverse voices from the global south to spearhead the movement.It is not just about putting a researcher from the global sou...
2020-11-2557 min