PandemiCast - Video: Recent Episodes
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), continues to grow by leaps and bounds. PandemiCast is a weekly podcast seeking to offer a new insight into a global health crisis.
In the latest edition of PandemiCast, we discuss telehealth and telemedicine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth and telemedicine are gaining much traction as healthcare providers the world over innovate to ensure continuity of care. In a discussion moderated by Mark Chataway, we speak with Gil Bashe of Finn Partners; Abi Gleek of Every1Mobile; and Abhijeet Pandit of SynPhNe India about the importance of telemedicine during the pandemic.
In the thirteenth edition of PandemiCast, moderator Mark Chataway discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV and AIDS. Dr Stephan Dressler, Dr Samukeliso Dube and Simran Shaikh join him.
This week we observe International Day of the African Child. COVID-19 is impacting all segments of society and children are hard-hit. In a special edition of PandemiCast, we talk to Professor Anne Njom Nlend and Sheriff Bojang, Jr. about the effect of COVID-19 on children in Africa and their mental, emotional, and physical health.
This episode of PandemiCast is the third time we look at public policy in a pandemic such as COVID-19
In our ninth episode of PandemiCast, we gather Dr Simon Thornley, Professor J. P. Muliyil and recurring panellist James Snodgrass to take a look at epidemiological models related to the coronavirus pandemic. Edited by Iknoor Kaur.
In our eighth edition of PandemiCast, we explore sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). This is our second episode on SRHR. This time, however, we have a slightly different focus. This time, we look at how has research into issues linked to SRHR been affected by the pandemic? How have agencies that provide pre-existing support for SRHR-related issues seen their funding diverted due to COVID-19? How do we mitigate the damage (if applicable) going forward? What impact is the pandemic likely to have on donor policy?
This week, we discuss the importance of healthcare communications. Our panellists – Erik Sass, Raquel Cruz, Marta Dourado, and Aman Gupta – discuss Examples of responsible health communications during COVID-19.
The sixth edition of our weekly video podcast PandemiCast can be viewed here. This week, we discuss sexual and reproductive health (SRHR). Our panellists – Sara Seimes, Mona Bormet and Ashok Row Kavi – look at how coronavirus affects SRHR issues. Mark Chataway moderates.
At the time of writing, COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV-2), often referred to as coronavirus – has claimed more than 120,000 lives. SARS-CoV-2 has infected more than two million people worldwide. Robust and well-thought-out public policy has never been more important.
This is the fourth edition of PandemiCast, the weekly video podcast discussing subjects related to the coronavirus pandemic. The topic focuses on how COVID-19 has affected the treatment of other diseases.
When World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, he said “we have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus…and we have never before seen a pandemic that can be controlled, at the same time.”
The second weekly PandemiCast panel discussion, focusing on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the news cycle and the spread of misinformation online.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised as a pandemic last week, continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Confirmed cases worldwide number thus far at 187,375 (at the time of writing), of which 99,050 are active. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in 7,477 deaths.