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French Ambassador for Global Health Anne-Claire Amprou: A Big Historical Moment

Take as Directed - April 11, 2024 14:45 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
France’s dynamic Ambassador for Global Health, Anne-Claire Amprou, visited CSIS for an extended conversation on the topline historical challenges that her office addresses: elevating climate’s health impacts, the pandemic treaty negotiations and reform of the IHR, anti-microbial resistance (AMR) ...

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French Ambassador for Global Health Anne-Claire Amprou: A Big Historical Moment

Take as Directed - April 11, 2024 14:45 - 33 minutes
France’s dynamic Ambassador for Global Health, Anne-Claire Amprou, visited CSIS for an extended conversation on the topline historical challenges that her office addresses: elevating climate’s health impacts, the pandemic treaty negotiations and reform of the IHR, anti-microbial resistance (AMR) ...

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Jennifer Kates, KFF: “Not a great time to be asking for lots of money… everything has changed.”

Take as Directed - April 04, 2024 14:54 - 30 minutes
The inimitable Jennifer Kates, KFF, joins us to make sense of the multiple, convergent, competitive replenishments of the most significant instruments in global health – the Global Fund, Gavi, the Pandemic Fund, WHO at historic moment of intense geopolitical tensions and big, costly wars, the asc...

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Jennifer Kates, KFF: “Not a great time to be asking for lots of money… everything has changed.”

Take as Directed - April 04, 2024 14:54 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
The inimitable Jennifer Kates, KFF, joins us to make sense of the multiple, convergent, competitive replenishments of the most significant instruments in global health – the Global Fund, Gavi, the Pandemic Fund, WHO at historic moment of intense geopolitical tensions and big, costly wars, the asc...

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CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Sandro Galea

Take as Directed - March 22, 2024 20:09 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
In the fifth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health on the public health workforce pipeline. How to position public health schools and departments within universities ...

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CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Sandro Galea

Take as Directed - March 22, 2024 20:09 - 46 minutes
In the fifth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health on the public health workforce pipeline. How to position public health schools and departments within universities ...

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Noam Unger, CSIS: The urgency of health adaptation? “It’s self-evident but requires massive changes.”

Take as Directed - March 18, 2024 14:52 - 33 minutes
In our ongoing series on climate and health, we had the great fortune to enlist a friend and colleague, Noam Unger, Director of the CSIS Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative, to discuss PREPARE, the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience. Why did it take so long for...

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Noam Unger, CSIS: The urgency of health adaptation? “It’s self-evident but requires massive changes.”

Take as Directed - March 18, 2024 14:52 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
In our ongoing series on climate and health, we had the great fortune to enlist a friend and colleague, Noam Unger, Director of the CSIS Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative, to discuss PREPARE, the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience. Why did it take so long for...

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Dr. Andrés G. (Willy) Lescano, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia: "A Perfect Storm Scenario"

Take as Directed - March 14, 2024 21:25 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
Since the start of 2024, several countries in South America have experienced a rapid increase in cases of dengue, a viral disease transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), this year alone at least 18 countries in the Americas have reporte...

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Dr. Andrés G. (Willy) Lescano, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia: "A Perfect Storm Scenario"

Take as Directed - March 14, 2024 21:25 - 38 minutes
Since the start of 2024, several countries in South America have experienced a rapid increase in cases of dengue, a viral disease transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), this year alone at least 18 countries in the Americas have reporte...

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#51 Dr. Glaucomflecken on Advocacy Through Comedy

AAOS Advocacy Podcast - March 13, 2024 16:03 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Comedian and ophthalmologist Dr. Will Flanary, better known as Dr. Glaucomflecken by his 4 million followers on social media, recently sat down for an exclusive interview during the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting. He shared his story of going from patient to accidental healthcare advocate and explained...

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The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby

Take as Directed - March 01, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratings
In the fourth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, Vanessa Kerry, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health and Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation for Sierra Leone join Julie Gerberding, CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Healt...

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The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby

Take as Directed - March 01, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour
In the fourth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, Vanessa Kerry, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health and Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation for Sierra Leone join Julie Gerberding, CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Healt...

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Donald G. McNeil, The Wisdom of Plagues

Take as Directed - February 15, 2024 20:44 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
Donald G. McNeil, the prize-winning science and health reporter—45 years with the New York Times—unpacks his newly published memoir, The Wisdom of Plagues. It covers his remarkable personal and professional story, his reflections on the travails facing PEPFAR, the stark lessons of Covid, his "rad...

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Donald G. McNeil, The Wisdom of Plagues

Take as Directed - February 15, 2024 20:44 - 57 minutes
Donald G. McNeil, the prize-winning science and health reporter—45 years with the New York Times—unpacks his newly published memoir, The Wisdom of Plagues. It covers his remarkable personal and professional story, his reflections on the travails facing PEPFAR, the stark lessons of Covid, his "rad...

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The CommonHealth Live! WHO Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Dowell on the Global Health Emergency Corps

Take as Directed - February 13, 2024 20:41 - 46 minutes
In the third episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, World Health Organization (WHO) Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Dowell joins J. Stephen Morrison for a discussion about the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) concept, development thus far, and plans for 2024. What will it take to bring GHEC to li...

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The CommonHealth Live! WHO Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Dowell on the Global Health Emergency Corps

Take as Directed - February 13, 2024 20:41 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
In the third episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, World Health Organization (WHO) Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Dowell joins J. Stephen Morrison for a discussion about the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) concept, development thus far, and plans for 2024. What will it take to bring GHEC to li...

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#50 Celebrating 25 Years of OrthoPAC

AAOS Advocacy Podcast - February 13, 2024 16:33 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Recorded on Monday, February 12 at the AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting, this episode sits down with the current and former chairs of the AAOS Orthopaedic PAC to celebrate its 25th anniversary. They discuss its new logo and tagline, key milestones and advocacy victories over the years, the importance of ...

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Dr. Sandro Galea, Boston University SPH, ‘Within Reason’

Take as Directed - February 01, 2024 20:57 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the BU School of Public Health, discusses his incisive, provocative new book, ‘Within Reason.’ Its central proposition: public health slipped into illiberalism during Covid-19, a “closing of the mind.” Over the course of the book, Dr. Galea unpacks that striking phenomen...

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Dr. Sandro Galea, Boston University SPH, ‘Within Reason’

Take as Directed - February 01, 2024 20:57 - 35 minutes
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the BU School of Public Health, discusses his incisive, provocative new book, ‘Within Reason.’ Its central proposition: public health slipped into illiberalism during Covid-19, a “closing of the mind.” Over the course of the book, Dr. Galea unpacks that striking phenomen...

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#49 Making Policy Part of Your Practice

AAOS Advocacy Podcast - January 24, 2024 11:31 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
In this episode, returning guest and health policy researcher Brian Miller, MD, talks about the opportunity physicians have to improve care for patients outside of their regular practice. From engaging in advocacy efforts to lending their unique perspective in policy discussions, doctors can be i...

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Dr. Joseph Majkut, Director, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change: COP28 is “a punctuation mark.”

Take as Directed - January 23, 2024 15:53 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, unpacks the big picture of COP28 (Dubai, Nov. 30-Dec 13, 2023), both the formal negotiations and the “trade show.” Is the commitment to “transition away” from fossil fuels a truly pivotal moment? What’s the significan...

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Dr. Joseph Majkut, Director, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change: COP28 is “a punctuation mark.”

Take as Directed - January 23, 2024 15:53 - 41 minutes
Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, unpacks the big picture of COP28 (Dubai, Nov. 30-Dec 13, 2023), both the formal negotiations and the “trade show.” Is the commitment to “transition away” from fossil fuels a truly pivotal moment? What’s the significan...

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The CommonHealth Live! IRC President David Miliband: A New Crisis Landscape

Take as Directed - January 11, 2024 19:34 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
In the second episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband about the recently released IRC 2024 Emergency Watchlist. The onset of 2024 has brought with it record levels of humanitarian crises. How a...

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The CommonHealth Live! IRC President David Miliband: A New Crisis Landscape

Take as Directed - January 11, 2024 19:34 - 50 minutes
In the second episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband about the recently released IRC 2024 Emergency Watchlist. The onset of 2024 has brought with it record levels of humanitarian crises. How a...

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#48 The Future of Orthopaedics: A Resident’s Perspective

AAOS Advocacy Podcast - December 19, 2023 16:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
In this episode, we talk about the future of orthopaedics and the policy challenges facing our newest surgeons. Resident leader Kevin Weisz, MD, who recently attended the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., shares his perspective on issues such as prior authorization, ...

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Dr. Yanzhong Huang: the need for a US-China détente on global health

Take as Directed - December 14, 2023 18:51 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Council on Foreign Relations and Seton Hall University, argues in the CFR report Negotiating Global Health Security (co-authored with Georgetown Professor Rebecca Katz) that the US-China clash over Covid-19 origins in Wuhan has had a catastrophic impact on US-China relations. ...

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Dr. Yanzhong Huang: the need for a US-China détente on global health

Take as Directed - December 14, 2023 18:51 - 34 minutes
Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Council on Foreign Relations and Seton Hall University, argues in the CFR report Negotiating Global Health Security (co-authored with Georgetown Professor Rebecca Katz) that the US-China clash over Covid-19 origins in Wuhan has had a catastrophic impact on US-China relations. ...

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Senator Thomas Daschle: the decline of U.S. vaccination levels is a national security threat

Take as Directed - December 07, 2023 14:57 - 31 minutes
On the occasion of National Influenza Vaccination Week, former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle, chair of the Coalition to Stop Flu, joins us to discuss the Coalition’s mission and composition, its recent compelling report, ‘The 2022-2023 Influenza Season: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations...

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Senator Thomas Daschle: the decline of U.S. vaccination levels is a national security threat

Take as Directed - December 07, 2023 14:57 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratings
On the occasion of National Influenza Vaccination Week, former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle, chair of the Coalition to Stop Flu, joins us to discuss the Coalition’s mission and composition, its recent compelling report, ‘The 2022-2023 Influenza Season: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations...