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Global Health Matters
Dr. Garry Aslanyan
62 episodes
13 hours ago
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. In this Trailblazers episode, host Garry Aslanyan sits down with Lena Nanushyan, First Dep...
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"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. In this Trailblazers episode, host Garry Aslanyan sits down with Lena Nanushyan, First Dep...
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Episodes (20/62)
Global Health Matters
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Lena Nanushyan
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. In this Trailblazers episode, host Garry Aslanyan sits down with Lena Nanushyan, First Dep...
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1 week ago
30 minutes

Global Health Matters
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, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with two thought leaders: Paola Abril Campos Rivera, Research Professor of health policy at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, and Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center in Kenya. To...
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3 weeks ago
40 minutes

Global Health Matters
Child health in the metacrisis
From climate change and conflict to economic instability, today’s converging global crises are reshaping the landscape of child health. In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with two leading voices in global health: Landry Tsague, Director of the Center for Primary Health Care at Africa CDC, and Debra Jackson, Takeda Chair in Global Child Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. They share insights on what should be done to strengthen health systems, empower...
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1 month ago
39 minutes

Global Health Matters
Trailblazers with Garry - a conversation with Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. In this Trailblazers episode, Garry sits down with Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, Dean of the ...
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2 months ago
20 minutes

Global Health Matters
Encore - Discoveries from vaccine implementation
In 2021, the World Health Organization made a 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 sho...
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2 months ago
39 minutes

Global Health Matters
Encore - 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 KenyaAgnes Binagwah...
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3 months ago
38 minutes

Global Health Matters
From cannabis to kush: perspectives on substance use
Substance use is a global public health challenge, affecting Northern and Southern countries alike. Yet strategies for managing it have varied widely. In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Kwame McKenzie, a practicing psychiatrist and CEO of the Wellesley Institute. He's also Director of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada. Together they unpack how language shapes policy, explore the impact of the pandemic on substance use and discuss lessons from ...
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4 months ago
40 minutes

Global Health Matters
Encore - 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, g...
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4 months ago
40 minutes

Global Health Matters
Dialogues: a conversation with Joanne Liu
In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Joanne Liu, a Canadian pediatric emergency doctor and former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She is currently a professor at McGill University School of Population and Global Health, where she leads research on pandemic preparedness and emergency response. In this conversation, she speaks about her new book, "Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants." It's a powerful reflection on her leadership journey, and what it re...
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4 months ago
41 minutes

Global Health Matters
Trailblazers with Garry - a conversation with John-Arne Røttingen
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. Step inside the Wellcome Trust in London with our next trailblazer, the newly appoint...
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5 months ago
30 minutes

Global Health Matters
AI for equity: bridging global health gaps
Whether you watched "2001: A Space Odyssey" movie or have recently experimented with ChatGPT, it's impossible to ignore the rapid rise of artificial intelligence in our daily lives. AI is often praised for its potential to transform healthcare. Yet how it will truly revolutionize the field remains unclear. In this episode, host Dr Garry Aslanyan speaks with two experts at the forefront of AI's integration into national health systems. Alexandre Chiavegatto Filho, Professor of machine lea...
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5 months ago
39 minutes

Global Health Matters
Dialogues: A conversation with Chikwe and Vivianne Ihekweazu
In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director General at the World Health Organization (WHO) and acting Regional Director for the WHO Regional Office for Africa, and his wife, Vivianne Ihekweazu, Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch. The conversation centers on their latest book, An Imperfect Storm: A Pandemic and the Coming of Age of a Nigerian Institution. Chikwe discusses his personal journey in establishing the Nigerian Centr...
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6 months ago
45 minutes

Global Health Matters
Encore - 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 hel...
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6 months ago
50 minutes

Global Health Matters
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Tulio de Oliveira
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. Our first trailblazer is Tulio de Oliviera, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and...
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6 months ago
21 minutes

Global Health Matters
Framing global health issues: the case of oral health
With so many pressing global health challenges and limited resources, what determines whether an issue makes it onto the global health agenda? What factors shape its priority status? In this episode, using oral health as a case example, we take a closer look at the framing of global health issues. Host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Habib Benzian, a dentist, professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborative Center on Oral Health. Bulela...
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7 months ago
31 minutes

Global Health Matters
Power and responsibility in global health
In this episode, we turn the lens on ourselves as the global health community. Host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Hani Kim and Seye Abimbola about how elite global health actors can marginalize local perspectives and knowledge. They stress the importance of localizing efforts and acknowledging implicit biases to address the structural inequalities that perpetuate health disparities. Seye Abimbola is Associate Professor at the University of Sydney School of Public Health and inaugural editor-in-c...
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8 months ago
53 minutes

Global Health Matters
From disability to advocacy for leprosy: neglected tropical diseases part 2
This two-part episode shines a light on the lived experiences of two remarkable individuals affected by NTDs. We explore firsthand how disability influences and affects their lives. In part 2, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Dan Izzett, a former civil engineering technician and pastor who has turned his retirement into a powerful mission advocating for people living with leprosy. Peter Waddup, the CEO of the Leprosy Mission in Great Britain, provides a thoughtful reflection on Dan's message a...
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9 months ago
32 minutes

Global Health Matters
Ability in disability from noma: neglected tropical diseases part 1
This two-part episode shines a light on the lived experiences of two remarkable individuals affected by NTDs. We explore firsthand how disability influences and affects their lives. In part 1, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Mulikat Okanlawon, a survivor of noma in Nigeria and President of the Elysium Noma Survivors Association. Thanks to the tireless advocacy of Mulikat and other survivors, noma was officially recognized as an NTD by the World Health Organization in 2023. Claire Jeantet, an ...
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9 months ago
28 minutes

Global Health Matters
Dialogues: A conversation with Themrise Khan
In this episode of Dialogues, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Themrise Khan, a Pakistani independent development professional and researcher with almost 30 years of experience in international development, aid effectiveness, gender and global migration. Themrise is also the co-editor of the book "White saviorism in international development: theories, practices and lived experiences." In this dialogue, she shares her views on the origins of this concept and how it continues to influence natio...
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11 months ago
41 minutes

Global Health Matters
We are here now: youth shaping global health
The world is witnessing its largest youth generation ever, with half of the global population under 30. A sustainable future hinges on the meaningful engagement of young people. In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with three charismatic young global health leaders. Inês Costa Louro is a first-year medical doctor from Portugal and the former Vice President for External Affairs of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations. Aloyce Urassa is a public health scientist ...
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12 months ago
35 minutes

Global Health Matters
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Dr Garry Aslanyan sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape. In this Trailblazers episode, host Garry Aslanyan sits down with Lena Nanushyan, First Dep...