Global Health Matters
A podcast on innovative & inspiring actions to achieve health for all
Episodes
80 episodes
Creative destruction in global health
This episode launches Season 5 of Global Health Matters, which will explore the future of global health. In a time of turbulence, transition and transformation, we need diverse voices to help shape what comes next. In this episode, hos...
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Lena Nanushyan
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr
Encore - Global health career paths: learn, mentor, practice, repeat
Global Health Matters is the monthly podcast from TDR, please subscribe. GHMs brings you topical subjects and insightful discussions with health experts from across the globe, including a focus on low-to middle-income countries.<...
Dialogues: a conversation with Alex Brewis on stigma, empathy and equity
Dialogues is a series from the Global Health Matters podcast where we bring you interviews featuring fresh perspectives on global health issues. The goal of each Dialogues episode is to break through the echo chambers that exist in global healt...
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with John Gyapong
“Trailblazers with Garry" is a series from Global Health Matters, where host Garry Aslanyan sits down with trai...
Building the brain economy
Brain health influences whether people can live productive and meaningful lives and whether the economies of countries can thrive. In this episode, host
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Axel Pries
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a series from Global Health Matters, where host
Rethinking how we fund health
Across the global health landscape, governments are facing mounting debt, development assistance is under pressure and the gap between ambition and available resources continues to widen. So how do we mobilize resources differently? What does i...
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Ntobeko Ntusi
“Trailblazers with Garry" is a series from Global Health Matters, where host
The Inside Track: Broken chairs, horses and audiences
In our first episode of The Inside Track, we examine the fragile state of information integrity in global health. Host
Dialogues: a conversation with Laura Spinney on disease, linguistics and humanity
Dialogues is a series from the Global Health Matters podcast where we bring you interviews featuring fresh perspectives on global health issues. The goal of each Dialogues episode is to break through the echo chambers that exist in glo...
Encore - The health journey of refugees and migrants is global health
Global Health Matters is the monthly podcast from TDR, if you like our content then please subscribe. We embrace the fact that public health and global health are intertwined and through our podcast we hope to engage with broader topic...
The Inside Track: the pope, the Force and the hope
The Inside Track is a new series from Global Health Matters offering context, clarity and foresight that you won’t find in traditional news shows. Each episode brings host Garry Aslanyan together with two recurring voices: Cat...
Is it the end of the NGO as we know it?
For decades, international NGOs have been central pillars of global health and humanitarian response efforts. But with aid budgets shrinking, trust eroding and local civil society organizations demonstrating the power of proximity every day, th...
Encore - Science and diplomacy for global health
How can scientists and diplomats work together to advance the global health agenda? Ilona Kickbusch, who founded the Global Health Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute, reflects on her experiences working within science d...
Dialogues: a conversation with Amani Ballour on conflict, courage and accountability
In this episode of Dialogues, we learn how courage can turn a hospital basement into a symbol of defiance. Host
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Marcus Lacerda
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a series from Global Health Matters, where host
The Inside Track: Lemons, 3G and Dreams
Can global health serve an increasingly fragmented world? That’s the question Garry Aslanyan asks co-hosts Cath...
50 years of developing global health leaders
We kick off season 4 of the Global Health Matters podcast with an episode that highlights the remarkable career journeys of two research leaders and the role of capacity development in their formation. Host
Dialogues: a conversation with Peter Hotez
“Dialogues” is a series from the Global Health Matters podcast where we bring you interviews featuring fresh perspectives on global health issues. The goal of each Dialogues episode is to break through the echo chambers that exis...
Can we eliminate malaria? Perspectives from two women leaders
Significant progress has been made towards a malaria-free world. Forty-three countries have successfully eliminated malaria, with Cabo Verde becoming the third African country declared malaria-free earlier this year. Africa, however, still cont...
Pockets of optimism: empowering youth to improve mental health
UNICEF estimates that 13% of adolescents live with a diagnosed mental health disorder, with depression and anxiety accounting for 40%. To explore the challenges surrounding the mental health of today’s youth, host