This episode will focus on Health Systems.

In this video we look at what needs to be in place to ensure access to medicines in poor countries. This includes R&D for new pharmaceuticals and drugs to treat neglected disease and the importance of addressing intellectual property...

Niall Ferguson is speaking at the IQ2 event "Niall Ferguson on the six "killer apps" of Western civilisation. Niall Ferguson - IQ2 highlights

In this episode, we cover news items on HIV, ebola, flue season, the role of the World Health Organization and more.

This episode focus on finding a job in the global health space, particularly within the UN agency system, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank etc.

We review and update you on the Ebola epidemic one year after it began its spread across West Africa. We also discuss what the future looks like for both the epidemic and the countries it has hit and talk about lessons learned for public...

This episode deals with the Ebola epidemic.

Learn about a group of captured Africans who sailed to freedom.

The wild ride of 2020 continued this week with the news that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un was in a critical condition and that his continued leadership of the nation was not necessarily guaranteed. This has, of course,...

This episode is in response to the measles controversy, we discuss and highlight the re-emergence of Measles, as well as learning more about the history and implications of the illness

Chernor Bah is an advocate for global education and a champion for girls. He leads the Population Council’s work on post-emergency programs for adolescent girls in Sierra Leone.



Before joining the Population Council, Bah...

Outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, Zika and cholera are on the rise-and can go global quickly. Budgets to control them, meanwhile, are shrinking. What's the latest, best work on stopping outbreaks in their tracks?

Bibliography: Michael Jackson citation at 4:37 - 4:47: Citation from Existential Anthropology, p. 94 Joseph Henrich, Michal Bauer, Alessandra Cassar, Julie Chytilova, Benjamin Grant Purzycki, "War Increases Religiosity," Nature: Human...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Second Liberian Civil War

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the First Liberian Civil War - 3 Minutes History

Australia runs training exercise for infectious disease response

The government is introducing stiff penalties for those behind disasters causing a catastrophic loss of life.

How a community displaced by diamond mining in Sierra Leone is fighting back.

Animal conservation groups fear unless they have resources needed to protect primates they will not be around for long.

Activists fear effort to counter falling revenue from mining could erase gains made over last 10 years to regrow country’s forests.

France hosts summit of Sahel regional leaders following 'unprecendented' attacks

UN agencies warn decades of progress on HIV/AIDS could be reversed.

It is nearly five years since the Ebola virus outbreak in Sierra Leone which also hit the neighbouring West African countries of Liberia and Guinea. At least 11,300 people died and some 28,000 were...

Concerns raised about countries with weak health systems.