Get Global: Young Professionals Talk Global Health Irish Global Health Network

In this episode, we welcome Maya Tsapayi. Maya is an Irish-Zimbabwean currently working on her masters in Global Health at Trinity College Dublin. She has a passion for international health, development, and gender. She achieved a BA in Gender and Diversity in Germany, with most of her experience being in the sphere of sexual health. Her time so far on the Global Health course has allowed her to branch out from gender and discover new passions and causes she wants to actively fight for such as vaccine equity.

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In this episode, we speak to Líbhan Collins. Líbhan currently works in pharmaceutical clinical trials. She has a degree in Health and Society from Dublin City University and a masters in Immunology and Global Health from Maynooth University. She undertook her MSc. thesis in Maastricht University where she did collaborative research on vaccine programmes and hesitancy. She did an internship with Gorey-Malawi Health Partnership and has done volunteering in various capacities. She is passionate about the use of evidence-based and locally led interventions in disease
prevention.

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In this episode, we speak to Shubhangi Karmakar! Shubhangi (she/they) holds a medical degree and a MSc in Molecular Medicine from Trinity College Dublin. She has particular interests in psychiatry, science communication, and advocacy for underrepresented groups, such as disabled persons and those in the LGBTQ+ community. She is currently working as an academic intern at St. James’ Hospital.

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In this episode, we welcome Rosie Jervase to the podcast! Rosie holds a Master’s degree in Global Health from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Development from the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is passionate about conducting research in global health, which was enhanced through her experience evaluating the capacity built among Malawi’s Community Rehabilitation Officers working in mental health. Rosie currently works with the Aga Khan Foundation as a Global Data and Insights Officer, and contributes to improving the organisation’s ability to work as an evidence-driven international development organisation and improve programming for the communities it serves across Central Asia, the Middle East and Eastern and Southern Africa.

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In this episode, we speak to Deirdre Mangaoang, a Programme Director of Operations at the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery. Her background is in the education and medical-humanitarian aid sectors mainly with Médecins Sans Frontières, the Red Cross, and Educate Together. She has worked in Myanmar, in South Sudan and carried out short assignments in Jordan, India and across Africa. In 2020 she was awarded a Professional Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility from the Law Society of Ireland.

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n this episode, we speak to Chris Jenkins, a young professional with over ten years of experience working in the field of global health. Most recently he worked for Queen's University Belfast supporting research on increasing access to breast cancer services in Vietnam. He has additionally worked in Switzerland, Thailand, and helped to co-found a primary health care NGO in Uganda in 2008, with whom he remains an active volunteer. Chris now works as a Research Manager with Ipsos MORI.

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