Global Public Health LUC

17/04/2021

For LUCs Medical Anthropology class, GPH students made the podcast series ‘Anthropologic’ where each episode they interview a prominent medical anthropologist about their research and present fresh views on global health issues.

This episode of the Anthropologic podcast focuses on the research of Jasmine Shio. Her research focuses on gay men in Tanzania, where homosexuality is still illegal. The podcast discusses the lives of these men, public health implications, and the difficulties of doing research when your research subject is illegal.

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This episode of the Anthropologic podcast focuses on the research of Jasmine Shio. Her research focusses on gay men in Tanzania, where homosexuality is still illegal. The podcast discusses the lives of these men, public health implications, and the difficulties of doing research when your research s...

08/04/2021

For LUCs Global Health Policy class, GPH students had to research, write, and produce an audioplay bringing together global public health problems with health policy.

The last episode in this series is about food insecurity and some of its health effects. This episode focuses on British school lunches during the lockdown in 2020.
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02/03/2021

For LUCs Global Health Policy class, GPH students had to research, write, and produce an audioplay bringing together global public health problems with health policy.

The second episode in this series is about climate change and its potential health effects, such as a West Nile virus outbreak in the Netherlands!
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The West Nile Virus has become an outbreak in the Netherlands, with undeniable links to climate change.

23/02/2021

For the global health policy class, GPH students had to research, write, and produce an audioplay bringing together global public health problems with health policy.

The first episode in this series is about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and follows Sarah, a journalist, and her story in a world ridden with AMR…:

This play features Sarah, a journalist, and her story in a world ridden with AMR...

18/11/2020

Today is the start of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2020, and the perfect opportunity to educate yourself and others about antimicrobial resistance!

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), is the resistance of microbes (bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses) to medicines such as antibiotics. AMR is mainly caused by misuse and overuse of antimicrobials and has been declared as one of the top 10 global health threats facing humanity by the WHO. Without urgent action, the global spread of AMR will lead to more infections becoming untreatable, and minor surgeries could become life-threatening. Click the links below for more information about AMR and WAAW 2020!

Extra information:

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2020/11/18/default-calendar/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week-2020

Antimicrobial Resistance WHO Fact sheet.: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance #:~:text=What%20is%20antimicrobial%20resistance%3F,spread%2C%20severe%20illness%20and%20death