In this episode, we speak with two individuals with no prior mental health background who are trained (by professionals) to deliver therapy in Goa, India. We discuss personal and professional motivations to pursue a career of emotional healing, and the process by which one learns to deliver evidence based psychotherapy. 

In this episode, Amanda Glassman breaks down what happened behind the scenes of the global COVID-19 vaccination process. We discuss the record breaking speed of the vaccine's development and distribution, and the difference in coverage between different countries. We end the conversation by discussing the lofty goal of commitment towards health equity. 

In this episode, Dr. Aidan Hollis describes the Health Impact Fund proposal, a revolutionary alternative to the typical pharmaceutical business model in which pharmaceutical companies are given incentive to produce essential medicine that would be sold at nominal cost to individuals who require it. 

To learn more about the Health Impact Fund, visit: https://healthimpactfund.org/en/

This episode is hosted by Chloe and is in conversation with Dr Tatiana Salisbury and Dr Flavio Mandlate discussing the CATALYST and INSPIRE projects. These two projects aim to improve perinatal adolescent mental health in Kenya and Mozambique respectively and this episode provides an insight into the challenges and opportunities of delivering such an intervention. 

This episode is hosted by Chloe, who in is conversation with Dr Brendon Stubbs, a clinical-academic physiotherapist in King's College London. Dr Stubbs' research focuses on physical activity and mental health and the mind body interface. In this episode, we spoke to Dr Stubbs about his work.

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/brendon-stubbs

Delve into the challenges of conflict zone healthcare as we have a passionate conversation with Ms. Mouna Khaity. Ms. Khaity helps us understand the hardships of providing care to Syrians in an active conflict zone, the gender disparities in healthcare provision in these zones, and the important steps that can be taken to reshape the current field dynamics. For more information on the work of Ms. Khaity, please visit https://women-now.org . 

Join us for a riveting episode featuring Dr. Conor Kenny, a field doctor with Medecins Sans Frontier. Having provided care to refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean, Dr. Kenny shares his experience with the medical humanitarian sector, life in the field as a medic, and the importance of accessibility and continuity of care for migrants. To hear more about his experiences, please visit: https://blogs.msf.org/bloggers/conor-kenny .