Patterns & Meaning Podcast
Patterns & Meaning features thought-provoking conversations with health professionals from across Africa who are at the front lines of providing care in their communities but are often left out of global health conversations and decision making. Through their stories, we find meaning in patterns; connect history to the present; and illuminate the way forward in global health. Our first season focuses on decolonizing global health.
Podcasting since 2021 • 11 episodes
Patterns & Meaning Podcast
Latest Episodes
Fostering True Collaboration in Global Health with Bongi Sibanda
In the final episode of this season of Patterns & Meaning, we spoke with Bongi Sibanda about how current funding models affect the provision of health services in communities served; addressing the persistent challenges of brain drain and h...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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33:26
Decolonizing Research in Global Health with Dr. Prisca Adejumo
Research is critical in global health. It generates knowledge, grounds health interventions, and guides program design and policy development. We talked to Dr. Prisca Adejumo about how we can decolonize research in global health and ensure that...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:11
Building Resilient Health Systems with Dr. Jemima Dennis-Antwi
COVID-19 has underscored the importance of strengthening health systems globally. We talked to Dr. Jemima Dennis-Antwi about what it takes to build resilient health systems and the power of centering community experiences and knowledge systems ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:35
Creating Equitable Policies in Global Health with Margaret Phiri
In global health, communities served are often underrepresented or excluded from policy development and decision making processes. We talked to Margaret Phiri about what we must do to change this; how we can ensure that policies are people-cent...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:02
Rethinking Global Health Program Design with Irene Atuhairwe
Global health programs are often designed far away from the communities where they are actually implemented. We talked to Irene Atuhairwe about the changes needed in program design, monitoring, and evaluation; building resilient health systems;...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:53