The Geneva Health Files Podcast

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Presenting Global Health As Heard In Geneva.Dear Readers, Listeners,I am happy to bring you the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast.WHO member states concluded historic negotiations on amending the International Health Regulations (IHR) in June 2024. We bring you an exclusive interview with Dr Ashley Bloomfield from New Zealand, who along with his team at the Working Gr

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Dear Readers, Listeners,We are delighted to share the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast! In this episode we bring you a comprehensive interview with Fatima Hassan, a South African activist and lawyer, whose efforts have forced greater transparency on how contracts were negotiated and how vaccines were procured during COVID-19.Hassan, is recognized for her work on heal

Presenting Global Health As Heard In Geneva.Dear Readers, Listeners,Presenting the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast!In this incisive interview, Peter Sands, who heads The Global Fund - one of the most influential global health agencies - spoke to us earlier this year, sharing his views on financing, climate change and governance matters. As this episode shows, Sands

Presenting Global Health As Heard In Geneva.Dear Readers, Listeners,I am happy to bring you the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast. In this episode we try to demystify marathon negotiations in global health underway in Geneva. I wrote this script keeping my parents in mind, and for people who may not be too familiar with the dynamics of global health politics. I have t

Presenting Global Health As Heard In Geneva.Dear Readers, Listeners,I am happy to bring you the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast continuing with our series on Voices from the Negotiations. Interviews are an integral part of journalism. But as a former print journalist (those of us who worked for newspapers - they were/are a thing you know), it has been a very interes

Presenting Global Health As Heard In Geneva.Dear Readers, Listeners,I am happy to bring you the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast. In this episode, diplomats steering the negotiations to amend the International Health Regulations, speak to Geneva Health Files on the method and the meaning of these discussions. Listen to Abdullah Asiri of Saudi Arabia and Ashley Bloomf

Presenting Global Health As Heard On The Street In Geneva.Dear Readers, Listeners,I am happy to bring you the next episode of the Geneva Health Files podcast. Tune in to this episode where we speak to a special guest. Susan K Sell, a renowned academic and a globally acclaimed expert who has shed light on the power imbalances in the politics of intellectual property rights. During h

Dear Readers, Allow me to gently seize the mic.Two years is a long time in entrepreneurship, but a breathlessly short one in a pandemic news cycle. Geneva Health Files has now completed its first two years - often the most challenging period for any new initiative. This initiative is not fully financially viable yet. But, we have survived. Today we are pleased to bring you this pod