Yale Global Health Insights

Yale Institute for Global Health
Yale Global Health Insights

Yale Global Health Insights is a podcast that explores and uncovers the personal stories and insights of global health stakeholders at Yale and their partners worldwide. Our mission is to bring the personal side of global health and why clinicians and researchers do the work that they do. We’ll provide a platform for the voices shaping the landscape of global health. In each episode, we’ll unravel their personal journeys, the moments that ignited their interest in global health, the challenges they faced, and the triumphs that keep them moving forward. It’s a chance to see beyond the titles and credentials to understand the human side of why we all choose to do what we do.

Episodes

  1. NOV 22

    Empowering Communities in Health Solutions

    In the latest episode of Yale Global Health Insights, Dr. Sharon Chekijian sits down with Dr. Albert Ko,the Raj and Indra Nooyi Professor of Public Health and Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine. They discuss how his upbringing led directly to his transformative work addressing public health challenges. Dr. Ko has worked extensively in Brazil’s urban … Read More Read More

    25 min

  2. OCT 15

    Global Surgery at the Crossroads: Advancing Equity and Care

    In this episode of the Yale Global Health Insights podcast, host Dr. Sharon Chekijian sits down with Dr. Melanie Sion, a distinguished surgeon at the Yale School of Medicine specializing in trauma, general surgery, and surgical critical care and a lead for the Global Surgery Faculty Network at the Yale Institute for Global Health. Dr. … Read More Read More

    33 min

  3. SEP 3

    Building Sustainable Global Health and Bidirectional Partnerships

    Dr. Sharon Chekijian speaks with Dr. Tracy Rabin, the Director of the Office of Global Health at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Rabin’s journey from providing hands-on clinical care in Uganda to establishing sustainable global health education and partnerships has been shaped by her deep commitment to healthcare equity. Explore how her experiences in low-resource … Read More Read More

    36 min

  4. JUN 25

    Bridging Worlds: Impacting Health from Uganda to Yale and Back Again (Part Two)

    In Bridging Worlds: A Journey Through Global Health (Part Two), Dr. Sharon Chekijian continues to talk with Professor Harriet Mayanja-Kizza on her journey through global health. They discuss the challenges of decolonizing global health efforts and how international collaborations have fueled significant changes. They also touch on the complexities of conducting research in resource-limited settings, … Read More Read More

    32 min

  5. JUN 25

    Bridging Worlds: Impacting Health from Uganda to Yale and Back Again (Part One)

    In Bridging Worlds: A Journey Through Global Health (Part One), Dr. Sharon Chekijian talks with Professor Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, a distinguished figure in medicine and education. With her extensive work at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and her pivotal role in fostering international collaborations, Dr. Mayanja-Kizza’s contributions have left a lasting mark on medical training and … Read More Read More

    29 min

  6. MAY 3

    The Path of Serendipity — Part 2

    Dr. Sharon Chekijian speaks with Dr. Robert Hecht, President of Pharos Global Health Advisors. Dr. Hecht’s career has taken him from the World Bank to the Yale School of Public Health where he is leveraging the resources at YSP to develop a master’s program in public health economics and financing in Cambodia. Discover how serendipity … Read More Read More

    26 min

  7. MAY 3

    The Path of Serendipity — Part 1

    Dr. Sharon Chekijian speaks with Dr. Robert Hecht, President of Pharos Global Health Advisors. Dr. Hecht’s career has taken him from the World Bank to the Yale School of Public Health where he is leveraging the resources at YSP to develop a master’s program in public health economics and financing in Cambodia. Discover how serendipity … Read More Read More

    25 min

  8. MAR 4

    Eyes on the World: Using Data to Combat Human Rights Violations in Conflict (Part Two)

    In our third episode of Yale Global Health Insights podcast, Dr. Chekijian continues the conversation with Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health and an expert in war crime investigation and humanitarian research. They continue to discuss Nathaniel’s work as a consulting detective investigating war crimes … Read More Read More

    22 min

  9. FEB 12

    Eyes on the World: Using Data to Combat Human Rights Violations in Conflict (Part One)

    In the second episode of Yale Global Health Insights, Dr. Chekijian sits down with Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health and an expert in war crime investigation and humanitarian research. Together they examine the origins of his pioneering work as a global detective linking satellite … Read More Read More

    28 min

  10. JAN 26

    A Look into the Health Challenges in Artsakh

    In the first episode of the Yale Global Health Insights podcast, host Dr. Sharon Chekijian introduces the podcast and talks about her work to improve emergency care in Armenia. She is joined by Dr. Svetlana Harutyunyan, who discusses her own experiences working in Artsakh, during the 2020 war, the blockade and the forced displacement that … Read More Read More

    22 min
  • 10 Episodes

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Yale Global Health Insights is a podcast that explores and uncovers the personal stories and insights of global health stakeholders at Yale and their partners worldwide. Our mission is to bring the personal side of global health and why clinicians and researchers do the work that they do. We’ll provide a platform for the voices shaping the landscape of global health. In each episode, we’ll unravel their personal journeys, the moments that ignited their interest in global health, the challenges they faced, and the triumphs that keep them moving forward. It’s a chance to see beyond the titles and credentials to understand the human side of why we all choose to do what we do.

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