PandemicTech Podcast Talkbox

In this episode, you’ll hear from three innovators working in the public health space, how they developed partnerships with PandemicTech, and what solutions were sparked in their nations and neighborhoods in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — solutions that highlight how an innovation ecosystem works to promote creativity and solve real, on-the-ground health problems.
Mentioned in this episode:
Dr. May ElBatranProf. Khadiga GaafarDr. Moredreck ChibiWHO Africa Innovation Challenge2018 WHO Africa Innovation Challenge Impact ReportDr. Ikpeme NetoWellaHealth
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Disease testing has never been more a part of our day-to-day lives, just as constant awareness of a worldwide infectious disease threat has never been more a part of our lives. Even with this presence, like me, you might never have thought to look under the hood of the testing process. 
In this episode of the PandemicTech Podcast, we bring you an exploration of biosafety and biosecurity, diagnostic practices that have become intensely personal for all of us over the last twelve months, whether we realized it or not. 
Today, we’ll get to know Luis Ochoa-Carrera and Maureen Ellis, two biosafety and biosecurity specialists who manage the safe handling and process of live infectious disease pathogens like COVID that threaten the safety and health of citizens across the globe.
Featured in this episode:
Luis Ochoa CarreraInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMaureen EllisInternational Federation of Biosafety Associations“Coronavirus: Meet Harley, Mexico City's fluorescent green raincoat wearing pug, spreading joy amongst frontliners” MSN, 17 May 20201985 Mexico City Earthquake2017 Puebla Earthquake
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Disease surveyors — public health experts who collect, analyse, and interpret enormous amounts of health data, and, like sentries on watch, guard the gate — alert our healthcare first responders whenever infectious diseases threaten. In today’s episode, we explore the role of PandemicTech’s friends and colleagues in disease surveillance — Dr. Britta Lassmann, Dr. Philip AbdelMalik, and Dr. Oyewale Tomori.
Mentioned in this episode:
Dr. Britta LassmannProMEDISIDPhilip Abdel MalickWHOWHO EIOSDr. Oyewale TomoriPatrick SawyerWest African Ebola Epidemic“Africa eradicates wild poliovirus,” 25 August 2020, WHO Africa
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The inaugural episode of the PandemicTech Podcast tells the story of how a medical mission to India and an unexpected health emergency led to the founding of a global innovation ecosystem. Drs. Andrew Nerlinger and Lisa McDonald share how their experiences led them to develop a new model for creating global health security: supporting creative problem-solving from healthcare providers within local communities and connecting them with technology innovators around the world.
Featured in this episode:
Dr. Andrew NerlingerDr. Lisa McDonaldSarah Gerwig
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Over the last 12 months, we’ve thought more about infectious disease, vaccinations, quarantining, and pandemics than ever before, right?
But there are people out there who have made thinking about this stuff their life's work. Since 2016, one company, PandemicTech, has been creating global networks of public health first responders, connecting them with tech innovators committed to creating systems to help prevent outbreaks and stop the spread of infectious disease. 
The PandemicTech Podcast brings you the untold story of public health workers and technology entrepreneurs helping to strengthen a global pandemic prevention and response safety net. 
The PandemicTech Podcast offers you insight about what health security actually means — through conversations with leaders in the field of pandemic response: what they’re doing, how they’re contributing, and the vital, worldwide impact of their work.
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