Global Health Matters
Dr. Garry Aslanyan (TDR, a programme at the World Health Organization)
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Sep 21, 2023
Risking lives to save lives: Health workers in conflict zones
The Safeguarding Health in Conflict coalition recently published a report that documented 232 health workers killed, more than 700 incidents where health facilities were damaged and almost 300 health personnel kidnapped in 2022.
This episode dives into the circumstances and risks health workers face in conflict settings. Host Garry Aslanyan speaks to a health worker who has been on the frontline of recent conflict in Sudan. Their testimony is discussed with Susannah Sirkin, former Director of Policy at Physicians for Human Rights, and Samer Jabbour, a cardiologist who has worked in the area of conflict in health since war broke out in his home country of Syria.
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Aug 22, 2023
Dialogues: a conversation with Daisy Hernández
Dialogues is a new series from the Global Health Matters podcast that includes interviews with some of the world’s sharpest global health minds and brightest thinkers. The goal of each Dialogue is to go beyond the echo chambers that exist in global health and to have in-depth conversations with guests who have explored global health issues from their multi-disciplinary perspectives.
In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Daisy Hernández about her personal experience with Chagas disease and the journey she undertook to understand it while writing her book. Daisy is an essayist, memoirist and journalist. Her work focuses on the intersections of race, ethnicity, immigration, class and sexuality. She is the author of “The Kissing Bug: A true story of a family, an insect and a nation’s neglect of a deadly disease” (Tin House, 2021), which won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and was named a top 10 nonfiction book of 2021 by Time magazine. This conversation reminds us, as global health professionals, to go beyond our public health silos and to present our work in a way that motivates experts, policy-makers and lay audiences towards greater action.
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Jul 17, 2023
Lessons from trailblazers across generations - History matters part 2
In the second of our history matters episodes suggested by you, our listeners, our two guests reflect on their personal experiences and engage in an intergenerational discussion on the evolution of sexual and reproductive health. Host Garry Aslanyan’s guests are Carmen Barroso, a lifetime advocate, researcher and implementer for sexual and reproductive health, and Dakshitha Wickremarathne, senior technical lead overseeing the implementation of FP2030’s Asia Pacific Hub. The discussion highlights how history supports future leaders through intergenerational learning and charts a hopeful path for the evolution of key global health challenges.
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Jun 13, 2023
Clearing the air for a healthy future
This episode brings together two grassroots advocates for clean air who share country case studies from India and South Africa, explaining why it is impossible to have healthy people living on a sick planet.
Host Garry Aslanyan navigates the concepts of environmental justice and the impact of air pollution on communities with Shweta Narayan from Health Care Without Harm, who shares how community health workers were successful in pushing for stronger pollution control measures, and Rico Euripidou from groundWork, who reiterates the need for the health sector to advocate for environmental justice.
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May 9, 2023
Decolonization, localization and WHO - History matters part 1
In this episode we explore the multifaceted history of global health and how the narratives borne out of colonization, geopolitical events, and national ownership of public health inform policy and practices today. Among the narratives is that of the World Health Organization, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
Host Garry Aslanyan navigates global health history with two guests. Sanjoy Bhattacharya considers the decolonization of global health and the democratic founding of WHO, which holds great promise for WHO’s future. Anne-Emanuelle Birn speaks about the evolution of global health and the rise of other key players that are shaping the health agenda.
This is the first of our history matters episodes that we will bring to you during this season of Global Health Matters.
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Mar 31, 2023
Bonus episode: Podcasts for sparking conversations on global health
The growing popularity of podcasts as an innovative platform for sharing experiences and views on a wide range of topics was one of the inspirations for starting Global Health Matters. As engaging and learning from our stakeholders is one of our goals, we invited some fellow podcasters and our listeners to join a live Twitter Space discussion on how podcasts are sparking conversations on global health. This bonus episode shares some highlights from the Twitter Space moderated by our podcast host Garry Aslanyan, covering topics such as the unique advantages of podcasts compared with other communication tools, the accessibility of podcasts, and how they are used by educators in the classroom.
Guests:
-Emmanuella Amoako, co-host of Global Health Unfiltered podcast
-Leshawn Benedict and Gordon Thane, hosts of Public Health Insight podcast
-Mark Goldberg, host of Global Dispatches podcast
-Priti Patnaik, editor of Geneva Health Files
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Feb 28, 2023
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 diplomacy and the importance of having strong evidence to be able to reach a diplomatic consensus. She also urges scientists to initiate dialogue with policy-makers and diplomats.
Aída Mencía Ripley, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at Universidad Iberoamericana in the Dominican Republic, shares an insightful case study of how diplomacy enabled researchers at her university to contribute to the national COVID-19 response.
Guests:
* *Ilona Kickbusch*: Founder and Chair of the International Advisory Board, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute
* *Aída Mencía Ripley*: Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Universidad Iberoamericana
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Jan 24, 2023
The promise and perils of future health technology
We kick off the new year with a conversation about new advances in technologies that are transforming public health practice. In this episode, we explore the promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, infodemics and the importance of culturally appropriate innovations.
While speaking with Florence 2.0, an AI health worker, host Garry Aslanyan tries to get advice on leading a healthier lifestyle. Yara Aboelwaffa, co-founder of Health 2.0 Egypt, tells us about the fastest-growing innovations in the Middle East. And Tim Mackey, co-founder of a health care big data startup, shares the realities of attracting funding for public health-focused innovations.
Guests:
* *Yara Aboelwaffa - *Independent digital health consultant
* *Tim Mackey *- Professor, University of California San Diego
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Nov 22, 2022
Lifting the lid on corruption to cure health systems
*Corruption* is one of the most important barriers to implementing universal health coverage around the world; imagine what that world would look like! The subject of corruption in global health is often muted and totally taboo for some to even think it. This podcast episode on corruption is opening up the discussion to a wider audience to understand the scale of the problem for health systems and to hold more people to account for their part in the resulting damage.
For this Global Health Matters podcast episode, our host Dr Garry Aslanyan delves deep into the topic to uncover the sources, the offenders and the solutions from our panel of experts. Together they are able to define the subject matter, provide examples from around the globe and piece together the puzzle of how to solve this conundrum.
* *Monica Kirya* – Senior Adviser, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
* *Patty Garcia* – Former Minister of Health, Peru. Professor of Public Health, Cayetano Heredia University
* *Jonathan Cushing* - Global Health Programme Director, Transparency International
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Oct 18, 2022
Celebrating 70 years of protecting the world: combating influenza now and in the future
The seasonal influenza virus, or flu as it is widely known, infects over a billion people a year, resulting in up to 650,000 respiratory deaths annually.
For this Global Health Matters podcast episode TDR have partnered with GISRS, the World Health Organization’s Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System. Podcast host Dr Garry Aslanyan brings together two professors to share their unique experiences from both the global and national level of the influenza response:
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*Mahmudur Rahman* – Former Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research and National Influenza Center* *
*John McCauley* – Former Director, Worldwide Influenza Centre, Francis Crick Institute
In Bangladesh, we learn from Mahmudur Rahman, the former director of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control, that seasonal influenza was not considered that much as a very serious disease as, before SARS-Cov-2, they did not have the capacity to diagnose it properly.
John McCauley from the World Influenza Centre is passionate about looking at ways to provide an integrated approach to better deal with the initial identification of respiratory infections such as RSV or SARS, this surveillance is important as they require different responses. By building on the country-led support, knowledge and infrastructure that was built during the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic this could prove to be a game changer for seasonal influenza in the future.
Related episode documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website.
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Sep 20, 2022
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 topics bringing together experts from across the globe providing a platform for wider engagement.
For this episode we bring you a topic that rarely reaches the top of the global health agenda, that is the subject of the health of refugees and migrants. This podcast episode lays out the key issues for the listener and through our guests it builds an awareness to ensure this topic gets better attention in the future.
Global Health Matters host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
* *Eugen Ghita*
Human Rights Monitor and President, Roma Lawyers Association, Romania RomaJust* *
* *Reem Mussa*
Humanitarian Advisor and Coordinator of the Forced Migration Team, Médecins Sans Frontières
During this podcast we hear the health experiences of Eugen…
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Aug 23, 2022
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.
Are you a professional looking to progress further or perhaps a global health student at the early stage of your career? There are so many routes to get into a career in global health, so this podcast episode discussion is with two career professionals sharing their knowledge of how they chose their path and giving clear guidance on ways to get the support needed to increase opportunities to make a difference in the ever pressing global health challenges.
Global Health Matters host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
* *Stephanie Topp:* Associate Professor, Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, James Cook University
* *Renzo Guinto*: Chief Planetary Health Scientist, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health and Director, Plane…
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Jul 12, 2022
The future of global health is through diversity and dignity
An important Global Health Matters podcast topic this month, discussing the need to build an awareness of the ways we interact with colleagues in the workplace to adapt our programmes to be more inclusive. We need to talk about “the future of global health through diversity and dignity”. Host Garry Aslanyan interviews our special guests who have a deep understanding of diversity and dignity and their application worldwide.
Our first guest, Marie Ba, is from Ouagadougou Partnership where she advocates for reproductive health and development across West and Central Africa. Marie Ba questions whether diversity is just a tick-box exercise, ensuring that we break down the definition and elements that make up the term “diversity”.
Tom Wein is based in Kenya where he leads research on dignity in development with IDinsight. By analysing further the two concepts of diversity and dignity together, the link is formed and shows that representation is only one aspect, and that agency an…
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Jun 14, 2022
Test to protect: equal access to diagnostics for all
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new global awareness of the accessibility of diagnostics: we need to test to protect with equal access for all. In this episode of Global Health Matters, we answer key questions such as “how available are essential diagnostics in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)?”
Host Garry Aslanyan interviews our special guests who have a deep understanding of diagnostics and their application worldwide. Bill Rodriguez is CEO of FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, and is also founder of his own diagnostics company, Daktari Diagnostics. Our second guest is Sikhulile Moyo who led the team that helped discover the Omicron variant in Botswana through careful cross-examination of COVID-19 tests.
Join us in this podcast episode to understand the state of diagnostic testing in LMICs and how to achieve equity in access to testing in all countries.
Guests are:
· *Bill Rodriguez**,* CEO, FIND
· *Sikhulile Moyo**,* Research Laboratory Director, Bots…
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May 10, 2022
Paths to a disease-free world: control, eliminate, eradicate
What are the differences between the various paths to a disease-free world? Why are we pursuing eradication of some diseases while for others, control or elimination is the more realistic option?
In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with three experts who answer these questions and more. Uche Amazigo shares lessons she learned during her tenure as the Director of the WHO African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control; David Reddy discusses the new and exciting innovations for malaria elimination; and Aidan O’Leary makes the case for pursuing worldwide eradication of polio. Join us in this discovery of what is needed to reduce or remove the risk of infectious diseases.
Guests are:
* *Uche Amazigo,* CEO, Pan-African Community Initiative on Education and Health
* *David Reddy, *CEO, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)
* *Aidan O’Leary,* Director, Polio Eradication, WHO
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at
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Apr 12, 2022
Championing health equity in South Africa
*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 reality? In the case of COVID-19, as of early March 2022, 74% of those in high-income countries have been fully vaccinated, compared with just 11% of people in low-income countries. Can South Africa’s experience with tackling HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 point to future solutions for other low- and middle-income countries? How has intellectual property rights affected development of vaccines across Africa? In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
* *Fatima Hassan* - Human rights lawyer, activist and founder of the Health Justice Initiative
* *Judit Rius Sanjuan* - Policy Specialist, Health Technologies, Innovation and Access, UNDP
* *Petro Terblanche* - Managing Director, Afrigen Biologics
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/tdr/global-he…
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Mar 15, 2022
Bonus episode: A conversation with our listeners
Throughout the first season of Global Health Matters, we’ve covered a range of topics including research during the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling racism within global health, science communication and implementation research. For this bonus episode, host *Garry Aslanyan* sat down with two of our listeners who shared their reflections on various episodes from Season 1:
* *Teresa Soop, *Senior Research Advisor, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
* *Mohammad Al Safadi*, Senior Health Officer, Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/season-1-bonus-episode
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Feb 8, 2022
Actions for decolonizing global health
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? In this episode, we speak to two visionary women leaders who tell us what’s wrong in global health and give concrete steps toward more equitable and inclusive partnerships.
Host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
* *Catherine Kyobutungi*, Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center in Kenya
* *Agnes Binagwaho*, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/actions-for-decolonizing-global-health
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Jan 11, 2022
Navigating digital health waves
Increasingly, digital technologies are transforming the delivery of health services and the functioning of health systems. Many of these technologies have also presented new ways of doing research and informed rapid decision-making. In this episode, we hear how UNICEF worked with Jamaica to rapidly deploy an electronic registry solution for the COVID-19 vaccine. We also learn that the Philippine government created a huge opportunity for research by allowing open access to data from COVID-19 tests.
Host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
* Alvin Marcelo: Executive Director of Asia eHealth Information Network andChief Medical Information Officer of St. Luke's Medical Center in the Philippines
* Karin Källander: Senior Health Adviser and Chief of the Digital Health & Information Systems Unit, UNICEF
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/navigating-digital-health-waves
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Nov 9, 2021
Discoveries from vaccine implementation
The World Health Organization recently made the historic recommendation to widely use the first ever malaria vaccine, RTS,S. This recommendation was based on evidence generated from a pilot vaccine implementation programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi that has reached more than 800 000 children since 2019. This is an excellent example of how evidence based on implementation research tells us whether health interventions, such as vaccines, will be effective in real life, after clinical trials show its efficacy and safety. In this episode, Margaret Gyapong of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ghana shares her first-hand experiences and learnings from the malaria vaccine pilot. Lee Hampton of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, also tells us how implementation research has played a key role in the success of health programmes for diseases such as yellow fever, typhoid and more.
Host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
Margaret Gyapong: Director, Institute for Health Res…
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Oct 19, 2021
Communicating science, not fiction
This episode features three renowned communicators of science who work to inform, educate and inspire the public about health issues. Microbiologist Natalia Pasternak has become one of the leading communicators of science in Brazil and internationally. As founder of Instituto Questão de Ciência, she offers advice on how others can set up science communication institutes in their countries. Imogen Foulkes reflects upon how scientists can better communicate their research to the public, given her experience as a journalist with the BBC News and SWI swissinfo.ch based in Geneva. And Sonia Lowman of International Medical Corps highlights the power of film to connect audiences to global health issues and create a vision for the way forward.
Host Garry Aslanyan speaks with the following guests:
* Natalia Pasternak – Founder, Instituto Questão de Ciência in Brazil
* Imogen Foulkes - Geneva correspondent, BBC News and SWI swissinfo.ch
* Sonia Lowman - Filmmaker and Senior Communi…
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Sep 21, 2021
Reimagining research leadership
Strong research ecosystems require strong research leaders. In this episode, we hear from Karlee Silver who speaks about how Grand Challenges Canada has supported the discovery and research of new solutions to health and other challenges. Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi of Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa says research management at universities should address not only current challenges but also those lurking on the horizon.
Host Garry Aslanyan is joined by the following guests:
*Karlee Silver*
Co-CEO, Grand Challenges Canada
*Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi
*Former Director of Research, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/reimagining-research-leadership.
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Aug 24, 2021
Climate change’s impact on health
*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 nine decades. Rural communities whose health and livelihoods depend on the environment are more vulnerable to climate change. In recent years, persistent droughts have made Maasai communities in northern Tanzania vulnerable to sleeping sickness, a disease spread by the tsetse fly. Paul Gwakisa of Sokoine University has dedicated his research to helping the Maasai people better understand and prevent outbreaks of sleeping sickness in their communities. Pierre Quiblier of the UN Environment Programme also speaks about global efforts to better tackle climate change through an integrated “One Health” approach that brings together sectors such as agriculture, health and the environment.
Host Garry Aslanyan is joined by the following guests:
*Paul Gwakisa,
*Professor of Immunology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
*Pierre Quibl…
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Jul 8, 2021
Mothers of the Amazon River: a social innovation for health
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 episode explores how communities, citizen-led organizations and researchers are driving social innovations such as Mamás del Rio to improve health service delivery and strengthen health systems.
Host Garry Aslanyan is joined by the following guests:
*Magaly Blas
*Director, Mamás del Río (Mothers of the River)
*Luis Gabriel Cuervo*
Senior Advisor, Pan American Health Organization
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/mothers-of-the-amazon-river-a-social-innovation-for-health.
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Jun 15, 2021
COVID-19 in Africa: the role of research
Sharing experiences and perspectives on how Tanzania and South Africa’s research communities have tackled the pandemic
Africa has not seen the same scale of devastation from COVID-19 seen in other regions. Join host Garry Aslanyan as he and his guests explore some of the reasons why African countries have been able to deal with the pandemic so effectively. These include a prior experience in dealing with epidemics such as Ebola, strong sub-regional research networks and long-standing investments in research capacity.
This episode features:
Paul Kazyoba*
*Director of Research, Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research
Thabi Maitin
Division Manager, South African Medical Research Council
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/covid-19-in-africa-the-role-of-research.
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May 26, 2021
Women in Science
In science, globally, women account for only about 30% of researchers, according to UNESCO, and evidence shows that their participation is even lower at leadership and decision-making levels. Why is that, and what is being done to better support women’s careers in science?
Join Dr Garry Aslanyan and his expert panel of guests as they share their inspiring journeys as women leaders in global health. They also discuss the root causes of gender inequality in science and some strategies they have developed to address them.
This episode features:
* Rose Leke, Founder of HIGHER Women Consortium Cameroon
* Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director of Women in Global Health
* Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/women-in-science.
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Apr 29, 2021
Research in the time of COVID-19
The first episode of Global Health Matters takes us on a journey to Somalia, India and Benin to explore how researchers have adapted to one of the greatest challenges we have ever faced — the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join Dr Garry Aslanyan and his expert panel of guests as they discuss the innovative approaches they have taken to continue their work amid the crisis.
*Guests*
* Suneeta Krishnan, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, India Country Office
* Muna Abdi, Somaliland Central Statistics Department, Somalia
* Dissou Affolabi, National Tuberculosis Programme, Benin
Related documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/research-in-the-time-of-covid-19.
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Mar 24, 2021
Welcome Trailer
The Global Health Matters podcast is a new podcast that will explore how innovative and inspiring research contributes to achieving health for all.
Hosted by Dr Garry Aslanyan with a variety of guests, the podcast discusses key questions, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research, promoting gender equality and women in global health leadership, the pros and cons of open access to data, role of implementation research and many other topics and issues.
We look forward to engaging with you, our listeners, at every step of the way – please feel free to suggest topics and questions to be discussed and share your feedback. Please drop us a line at TDRpod@who.int.
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Related documents, scripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/home/global-health-matters-podcast
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