The Best Worst Thing
The Best Worst Thing
Podcast Description
This is ‘The Best Worst Thing,’ a five-part series where we explore the ongoing story of the global fight to eradicate malaria. Through personal stories and interviews with global health leaders, innovators, and advocates, we uncover the challenges and breakthroughs in this monumental fight, proving that while malaria is one of the worst things on the planet, fighting it is arguably the best humanitarian investment in the world today. The best worst thing.
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The series covers key themes such as global health initiatives, innovations in malaria prevention and treatment, and the socio-political challenges faced in the fight against malaria. Specific episodes include discussions on the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets in reducing malaria deaths and the implications of past health crises like Ebola on malaria efforts.
This is ‘The Best Worst Thing,’ a series where we explore the ongoing story of the global fight to eradicate malaria. Through personal stories and interviews with global health leaders, innovators, and advocates, we uncover the challenges and breakthroughs in this monumental fight, proving that while malaria is one of the worst things on the planet, fighting it is arguably the best humanitarian investment in the world today. The best worst thing.
The modern malaria fight was sparked not just by health experts, but by entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, who has invested billions of dollars to develop new tools and strategies to eliminate the disease. In this episode, we’re joined by Philip Welkhoff, who has led the Gates Foundation’s Malaria Program since 2018, to delve into the cutting-edge technologies that are moving from the lab to the field and could finally make malaria eradication a reality.
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