The Global Health Histories Podcast
The Global Health Histories Podcast
Podcast Description
The Global Health Histories podcast series seeks to enhance understanding of the historical context of health challenges facing the word today. The podcasts bring historians of international and global health into conversation with medical researchers and policymakers, examining the cultural, economic, political, and social contexts which shaped past health interventions. Each podcast examines a specific case study of contemporary relevance, addressing not only medical research and the prevention or amelioration of disease and debility, but also health-related policy and diplomacy. The series’ aim is to highlight the potential of historical research to aid national and global medical communities in responding to, and communicating about, the challenges of the present in order to shape a healthier future.
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Content Themes
The series emphasizes themes such as global health policy, historical case studies of disease control, and cultural influences on health interventions, with episodes like the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control examining tobacco regulation's historical impact and contemporary relevance.
The Global Health Histories podcast series seeks to enhance understanding of the historical context of health challenges facing the word today. The podcasts bring historians of international and global health into conversation with medical researchers and policymakers, examining the cultural, economic, political, and social contexts which shaped past health interventions. Each podcast examines a specific case study of contemporary relevance, addressing not only medical research and the prevention or amelioration of disease and debility, but also health-related policy and diplomacy. The series’ aim is to highlight the potential of historical research to aid national and global medical communities in responding to, and communicating about, the challenges of the present in order to shape a healthier future.
In this episode of the Global Health Histories podcast, Sanjoy Bhattacharya speaks to Jeremy Knox from the Wellcome Trust and Suranga Dolamulla from Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health to discuss antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Jeremy highlights his policy work on AMR, emphasising the economic impact and the need for global policy actions. Suranga shares his clinical and research experience, noting the long-standing issue of antibiotic efficacy and the broader implications of AMR beyond clinical settings.
The discussion covers the definition and historical context of AMR, its drivers such as overuse of antibiotics, and the challenges in tackling it, including complexity, cost, and stakeholder resistance. The guests stress the importance of national action plans, international collaboration, and the role of civil society in raising awareness and supporting community initiatives. They also discuss the WHO’s leadership, the need for new antibiotics, rapid diagnostics, alternative therapies, and vaccination programs. The episode concludes with a call for a participatory approach involving WHO, governments, and communities to effectively manage AMR.
Additional links
Centre for Global Health Histories
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/research-groups/1880/centre-for-global-health-histories
WHO – Antimicrobial resistance
https://www.who.int/health-topics/antimicrobial-resistance
Wellcome Trust – Antimicrobial resistance: it’s time for global action
https://wellcome.org/our-priorities/infectious-disease/antimicrobial-resistance
Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists – National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System in Sri Lankan
https://slmicrobiology.lk/2024/05/29/national-antimicrobial-resistance-surveillance-system-in-sri-lanka/
WHO – Sri Lanka: National Strategic Plan for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance 2023-2028
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/sri-lanka-national-strategic-plan-for-combating-antimicrobial-resistance-2023-2028
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