How do we work together to stop disease outbreaks and save lives worldwide? An Interview with someone who’s living it day to day
Dr Seema Yasmin and Dr Shelly Batra talk about how we fight diseases as activists and overcoming social and economic challenges using her own experience and what it can teach us for the future as we see an increase in disease outbreaks and challenges in vaccination rates worldwide. This is an inspiring conversation for listeners worldwide on how to work within communities to impact change and save lives, especially those of children. Dr Shelly Batra is a gynaecologist and obstrician and best selling author located in New Delhi. She is the MD of “Every Infant Matters”, a not for profit that has a mission of providing last-mile health and nutrition to disadvantaged populations. Through her work with “Operation Asha” she worked treating the tuberculosis epidemic in India by providing accessible healthcare to people earning less than a dollar a day in urban slums using both logistical solutions and working with communities.
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How do you talk to people who disagree with you about Science? We talk to the man who wrote the book on it.
With the current worldwide political landscape at the forefront of our minds, continued misinformation and divisive rhetoric. We talk to Lee McIntyre about why it is important to have conversations with those that disagree with you - and why he has made it his personal mission. What can those of us who love science and have hope for the future do to bring people on the fence over to spread information and truth? Lee McIntyre is an American Author, researcher and academic, currently a fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, instructor in ethics at Harvard and has written “How to talk to a Science Denier”, “On Disinformation: How to fight for Truth and Protect Democracy” and “Post-Truth”.
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Now Try... When Science Finds a Way
Thanks for listening to Our Big Shot. We have some exciting new episodes on the way shortly but in the meantime, we thought you'd like to fill your time with this fantastic episode from our friends at When Science Finds a Way. It's all about vaccination trials and pregnancy and so it should be right up your street. You can find the rest of the series by searching for When Science Finds a Way wherever you're reading this. _________ Over the years, the reluctance to include pregnant participants in vaccine trials has been increasingly challenged. That’s because their inclusion can make vital medications available during pregnancy and provide data that could improve survival rates for both parent and baby. Alisha is joined by Dr Flor M Munoz, a global expert in maternal immunisation to discuss a new vaccine trial, safety considerations and the future. When Science Finds a Way is brought to you by Wellcome, an independent global foundation that supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. For more information and podcast transcripts visit wellcome.org/podcast
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Our Big Shot - how do we reach 500 million children?
In the final episode of this series, we revisit where we are now. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the world to work together, and this was eye-opening in showing how much can be achieved with co-ordination and collaboration. We examine how we can replicate this without the need for a global crisis with Dr Chikwe Iheweazu Assistant Director General of WHO. We finish with the story that started Seema’s journey to become a doctor - her mother, Yasmin Halima, with her work as an AIDS activist in 90s and 2000s. Yasmin talks about making science and politics meet to combat HIV and how that gives us hope for the future in our fight against disease. Guests featured: - Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu - WHO Assistant Director-General of WHO for Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems. https://www.who.int/director-general/who-headquarters-leadership-team - Yasmin Halima - award winning activist. https://dci.stanford.edu/fellow/yasmin-halima/
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Sharing is caring - the politics of combating MPox
In this episode we track the spread of Mpox and ask, how does the pandemic alarm system work? Does the global alarm system work? We have powerful vaccine technologies and we are making incredible strides in understanding pathogens that threaten the health of our populations, but how we move vaccines and resources to people in need is still a major challenge for global health organisations and governments. Seema explores mpox and it’s recent global spread and talked to Dr Mark Ecclestone-Turner about global health systems, and asks difficult questions about the effectiveness and fairness of what we have in place. Finally we hear a report from Dr Nicaise Ndembi, from the frontline of the fight against Mpox where things are improving. Featured Guests - Dr. Mark Ecclestone-Turner on how the global health system reacts to emerging pandemics https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/mark-eccleston-turner - Dr. Nicaise Ndembi on the emergence of the Mpox Clade 1b virus and sounding the alarm. https://africacdc.org/people/dr-nicaise-ndembi/
What if we could build a disease free world? Well, we almost have. We are at a point in history where we have a Big Shot to make that happen. Dr Seema Yasmin, expert in disease control, brings you the stories of disease eradication, and the pioneers who can tell us how to finish the journey. These conversations will make you smarter, entertain and surprise you, and give you hope for the future of humanity!
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