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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 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 UnfilteredBringing down global health's Berlin Wall with Ulrick Sidney KanmounyeSend us a textWelcome, everyone. In this episode, we discuss how global health conference locations influence power dynamics and representation.Unfortunately, global health conference locations serve as an uncharacteristic, perennial, and highly effective gatekeeping mechanism. This “Berlin wall” keeps low- and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers outside global health decision rooms allowing LMIC researchers to face numerous challenges in attending these events, notably visas and costs. Our co-host, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, has encountered these challenges, and he shared his experience in a BMJ op-ed and co...2022-11-1232 min
Operative Neurosurgery Speaks!FrenchUlrick Sidney Kanmounye, Faculty of Medicine, Université Technologique Bel Campus, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo2022-03-1402 minOperative Neurosurgery Speaks!FrenchUlrick Sidney Kanmounye, Faculty of Medicine, Université Technologique Bel Campus, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo2022-03-1402 minGlobal 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 min