Global Health (Audio) Podcast
1) Developing the COVID-19 Vaccines with 2023 Nierenberg Prize Winner Katalin Karikó
Nobel Laureate and biochemist Katalin Karikó's groundbreaking work on COVID-19 vaccines earned her the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023, alongside co-collaborator Drew Weissman. She's als...Show More
2) Why Digital Health is More Important Than Ever: Leveraging Emerging Technologies in the Fight Against COVID-19
Digital health solutions can improve the health of all and provide equity in healthcare. Tim K. Mackey and Daniel Haders II define digital health, how it is being leveraged to fight COVID-19, the impa...Show More
3) COVID-19: What We Have Learned
What have we learned about COVID-19? George Rutherford, MD, MA Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF explores human coronaviruses in general, SARS, MERS and the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV...Show More
4) World Health Organization and Emergency Care Systems - The Global View
Dr. Andi Tenner, Co-Director, UCSF WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care, looks at emergency care systems needed to ensure care for the acutely ill and injured. Series: "Mini Medical...Show More
5) The Humanitarian Community: Past Present and Future
Dr. Kayla Enriquez explores regions of the world suffering from humanitarian crises. She looks at the history of humanitarian aid and next steps for the humanitarian community, Series: "Mini Medical S...Show More
6) Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Low Resource Settings
Find out about the history and use of point-of-care ultrasound and how they are used in tropical/low resource environments with Dr. Sally Graglia. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health ...Show More
7) A Model for Curriculum Development for Low-Resource Settings: Improving Pediatric Emergency Care with the African Federation for Emergency Medicine
Lack of emergency medical care is an important factor contributing to lower survival rates of critically ill children in low resource settings, such as in Tanzania. Dr. Carol Chen works with the Afric...Show More