The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia in conversation with

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Editors at The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy. A monthly audio companion to this open access journal, the podcast covers a broad range of topics through a regional lens,  from the burden of liver fibrosis associated with Diabetes to economic burden of antimicrobial resistance, challenges on the road to End TB and more.

Episodes

  1. Oct 6

    Thalassaemia revisited: from health burden to breakthroughs

    Thalassaemia care is advancing fast, from gene therapies to AI diagnostics, but access and prevention still lag behind. Hear from the authors of The Lancet Haematology's "Thalassaemia revisited: from health burden to breakthroughs" Series, produced with The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, on epidemiology across Asia, what's working in prevention, the real barriers to gene therapy access, and what's next for hydroxyurea, regional manufacturing, and AI in patient care. Click here to access the full series and visit the series hub: Click here to visit the series Hub page:  www.thelancet.com/series-do/thalassaemia Or read the full articles from: The Lancet Regional Heath Southeast Asia:  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00148-4/fulltext and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00095-8/fulltext The Lancet Haematology: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(26)00173-0/fulltext and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(26)00197-3/fulltext   The Lancet Regional Health Southasia in conversation with...  is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Shalini Garg and senior editors Apoorva Dharmendra and Bhavani Nivetha Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.lancet.com Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://www.linkedin.com/company/lancetsea/ https://youtube.com/thelancettv

  2. Sep 2

    Stillbirths in India: a story of slow change

    In this episode, our senior editor Bhavani Nivetha speaks with Rakhi Dandona, representing the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Stillbirth Collaborators, about their new research on state and national estimates of stillbirth in India at 22 and 28 weeks of gestation. The discussion explores the challenges of measuring stillbirth burden and the methods used to generate estimates despite substantial data limitations. They also discuss the study's key findings, including important insights into stillbirths occurring between 22 and 27 weeks of gestation, an area where robust evidence has been limited. The conversation highlights the policy implications of these findings for India, with a focus on prevention, improved surveillance, and addressing stillbirth as a preventable and actionable public health issue. The conversation concludes with reflections on the need for strengthened health systems, greater awareness, and continued research to reduce the burden of stillbirth across the country. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00104-6/fulltext The Lancet Regional Health Southasia in conversation with...  is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Shalini Garg and senior editors Apoorva Dharmendra and Bhavani Nivetha Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.lancet.com Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://www.linkedin.com/company/lancetsea/ https://youtube.com/thelancettv

  3. Mar 23

    Kunchok Dorjee on Comprehensive tuberculosis screening and Preventive treatment in India

    In this episode our senior editor Bhavani nivetha talks to Dr. Kunchok Dorjee, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine about his new research on comprehensive tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment in congregate settings of India. The conversation covers what inspired this research, the key insights from the study, and how the findings can shape policy for Tuberculosis (TB) elimination in the country. Join us for this special World Tuberculosis Day episode as we explore how TB preventive treatment could play a transformative role in India’s TB elimination efforts. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00010-7/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv The Lancet Regional Health Southasia in conversation with...  is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Shalini Garg and senior editors Apoorva Dharmendra and Bhavani Nivetha Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.lancet.com Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://www.linkedin.com/company/lancetsea/ https://youtube.com/thelancettv

  4. Feb 16

    TLRH-SEA Year in review 2025

    In this episode, the editorial team of The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, reflect on the research published in the journal in 2025. They discuss key scientific publications and population-specific evidence which had potential policy implications for the region. Looking ahead, the team shares their goals for the journal and offers perspectives on what they expect in the regional research landscape for 2026.   Click here to read the full articles: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(25)00175-1/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(25)00017-4/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(24)00164-1/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(25)00003-4/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv The Lancet Regional Health Southasia in conversation with...  is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Shalini Garg and senior editors Apoorva Dharmendra and Bhavani Nivetha Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.lancet.com Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://www.linkedin.com/company/lancetsea/ https://youtube.com/thelancettv

  5. 03/20/2025

    Anurag Bhargava, Mohammed Yassin, and Swarup Sarkar on TB elimination

    March 24 serves as a reminder to evaluate our progress in eliminating the centuries-old scourge of tuberculosis.  Dr Swarup Sarkar, Dr Anurag Bhargava, and Dr Mohammed Yassin speak with  Shalini Garg on the historical efforts to eliminate TB alongside the challenges in controlling the disease in the WHO south east Asia region, despite having achieved commendable success in controlling HIV. They also share their vision of how we could achieve the SDG goals and targets on TB. Read the full issue: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/issue/vol31nonull/PIIS2772-3682(24)X0012-8?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_whod_lansea Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv The Lancet Regional Health Southasia in conversation with...  is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Shalini Garg and senior editors Apoorva Dharmendra and Bhavani Nivetha Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.  Find the best science for better lives at https://www.lancet.com Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://www.linkedin.com/company/lancetsea/ https://youtube.com/thelancettv

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Editors at The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy. A monthly audio companion to this open access journal, the podcast covers a broad range of topics through a regional lens,  from the burden of liver fibrosis associated with Diabetes to economic burden of antimicrobial resistance, challenges on the road to End TB and more.