How do we work together to stop disease outbreaks and save lives worldwide? An Interview with someone who’s living it day to day
Dr Seema Yasmin and Dr Shelly Batra talk about how we fight diseases as activists and overcoming social and economic challenges using her own experience and what it can teach us for the future as we see an increase in disease outbreaks and challenges in vaccination rates worldwide. This is an inspiring conversation for listeners worldwide on how to work within communities to impact change and save lives, especially those of children. Dr Shelly Batra is a gynaecologist and obstrician and best selling author located in New Delhi. She is the MD of “Every Infant Matters”, a not for profit that has a mission of providing last-mile health and nutrition to disadvantaged populations. Through her work with “Operation Asha” she worked treating the tuberculosis epidemic in India by providing accessible healthcare to people earning less than a dollar a day in urban slums using both logistical solutions and working with communities.
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How do you talk to people who disagree with you about Science? We talk to the man who wrote the book on it.
With the current worldwide political landscape at the forefront of our minds, continued misinformation and divisive rhetoric. We talk to Lee McIntyre about why it is important to have conversations with those that disagree with you - and why he has made it his personal mission. What can those of us who love science and have hope for the future do to bring people on the fence over to spread information and truth? Lee McIntyre is an American Author, researcher and academic, currently a fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, instructor in ethics at Harvard and has written “How to talk to a Science Denier”, “On Disinformation: How to fight for Truth and Protect Democracy” and “Post-Truth”.
What if we could build a disease free world? Well, we almost have. We are at a point in history where we have a Big Shot to make that happen. Dr Seema Yasmin, expert in disease control, brings you the stories of disease eradication, and the pioneers who can tell us how to finish the journey. These conversations will make you smarter, entertain and surprise you, and give you hope for the future of humanity!
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