Global Health Lives Delan Devakumar

Dr Bob Klaber is a consultant paediatrician and director of strategy, research and innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS trust in London. 

In this episode, Bob describes his career in paediatrics and medical education, and talks about the importance of kindness in healthcare. 

Professor Kevin Fenton is senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist. Kevin is the President of the Faculty of Public Health, the professional body for public health practitioners. He is the Regional Director for London in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the statutory public health advisor to the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority and the Regional Director of Public Health for NHS London. He is also the government’s Chief Advisor on HIV. Kevin was director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this episode, Kevin describes his journey in leadership and his work in HIV prevention and control in the USA and UK. 

Dr Kumanan Rasanathan is Executive Director at the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research at the World Health Organization. Kumanan talks about his work striving for health equity. He describes working on the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, work on development of the Sustainable Development Goals and frontline public health work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Michelle Morse, the Chief Medical Officer of the New York City Department of Health. 

In this episode Michelle talks about her work fighting for racial justice and health equity in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Dr Nayreen Daruwalla is a clinical psychologist and, counsellor and researcher, who runs the violence against women group in the Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) in Mumbai. In this episode Nayreen describes her work helping survivors of violence against women in Dharavi, Mumbai. 

Professor Melissa Gladstone a Professor of Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics and International Child Health at the University of Liverpool. In this episode Melissa describes her work in child development and the concept of adverse childhood experiences.