Pandemic preparedness is a hot topic. Why might the next pandemic be much worse that the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer that question, we need to consider the epidemiological factors like disease transmission, immunological response and...

The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen – so how was one sleepy Colorado town able to escape unscathed?

Hypothesis testing is the cornerstone of statistical analysis and the scientific method. If you are doing research or analyzing data, then you might be wanting to use statistics to draw your conclusions. Using tests like the t-test,...

Do you want to write and publish an academic or scientific paper? To get a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal is not difficult. This video will provide you with insights into what to include in each section of the paper and talk...

This video talks about the dangers that both patients and professionals face when it comes to accessing and delivering healthcare in conflict zones. We are joined by Dr. Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin of the ICRC's "Health Care in Danger" project...

This first video discusses the World Health Organization’s 6 initiatives for mHealth, including use in public health emergencies, such as the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, and medication reminders, such as SIMpill. It also reviews the Gates...

Epidemiology underpins everything we do in public health and global health. Epidemiology is more than just research methods and qualitative and quantitative study design. It's about understanding the distribution of states of health and...

The social determinants of health represent aspects of people’s social identity, their social environment and their social position that can health and public health. It’s a broad topic and includes issues like justice, inequality,...

In this episode we interview Dr. Jonathan D. Quick, CEO of Management Sciences for Health and talk about Health Systems.

The public health and global health community talk about strengthening health systems. In this video, Dr Greg Martin provides a brief overview of what health systems are and how it is that the building blocks of health systems fit...

Universal Health Coverage is about providing healthcare to people without pushing people into poverty. It's an exciting public health and global health tool. Countries that implement universal health coverage provide better healthcare at...

In this video, Dr Greg Martin talks about how to get a grant (or funding) for Global Health or public health projects. If you're wanting to raise money for a project, for research or perhaps a scholarship to study further, this video...

In this episode, we take a day to appreciate "World Health Worker Week" and Human Resources for Health - we talk about the importance of CHWs in delivery of Global Health.

This is a video about the State of Global Health. Dr Greg Martin talks about a few of the major issues that need to be addressed.

In the 4th Episode of Global Health Ethics, Dr Greg Martin talks about the idea of exploitation and public health. If you're interested in ethics or human rights, this video will help you understand some important issues related to...

Will 2020 be the year that consumers give up on their privacy because of excessive digital surveillance? Gabriel Leung, HKU Dean of Medicine, Gos Hosein of Privacy International and MIT's Ramesh Raskar discuss at WSJ Tech Health.

In this video Dr Greg Martin discusses utilitarian and deontological ethical frameworks and talks about a thought experiment to help make sense of moral and ethical problems in the global health space.

This is the final part of Bazalgette's story and his contribution to revolutionise public health in Victorian Britain.

In this video, Dr Greg Martin provides an introduction to research methods, methedology and study design. Specifically he takes a look at qualitative and quantitative research methods including case control studies, cohort studies,...

Global health and public health practitioners use Health Economics to better understand the decisions that get made that affect health. Calculating the DALYs averted or QALYs gained for per dollar spent, for example, can help NGOs and...