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Connecting Citizens to Science

A podcast about how researchers and scientists join with communities and people to address global challenges. Across countries and contexts, we hear about ways to partner with communities, including participatory research (PAR), co-production research, social participation, public and patient involvement and engagement (PPIE) and community engagement and involvement (CEI). Originally founded at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine by Dr. Kim Ozano and Bea Egid, the podcast now cuts across

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S10E4: Engaging children and communities for lung...

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2022/12/17

In this week's episode, we are talking to the Tupumue Project, who applied creative participatory methods alongside clinical data to understand how many children, in two communities in Nairobi, Kenya have lung problems,and to explore children's experiences of lung problems and air pollution. The project used a variety of creative research methods including drawings, drama, walking interviews with go pros, comics, graffiti and others. They even engaged children in co- analysis and theme development

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S10E3: Health Systems Strengthening - Participatory...

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2022/12/02

In this episode we hear about a participatory action research project in Guatemala, funded by the Director's Catalyst Fund at LSTM, that co-designed a tool for health leaders and community partners to assess and improve urban health governance.The project was based in two Guatemalan urban municipalities; Villa Nueva and Mixco. We speak with Guillermo Hegel, the project lead who was also the Health Director at Villa Nueva Municipality at the time of the project. We also hear from Yaimie Lopez and

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S10E2: HSR2022 Special - Strengthening Health Systems...

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2022/11/19

Our team of podcasters were roaming the halls of HSR2022, the Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, capturing the conversations ‘in the halls’ after the sessions, with a focus on community engagement.In this final HSR2022 episode, host Kim Ozano and guests share their thoughts and takeaways from the conference. Our host, Kim, presented at HSR2022 sessions as part of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s (LSTM) cohort. As LSTM mark 125 years of global health research and look to the

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HSR2022 Special - Conversations in the Halls (Episode 4)

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2022/11/04

Our team of podcasters wereroaming the halls of HSR2022, capturing the thoughts and takeways of the presenters and delegates after the sessions, with a focus on community engagement.In today’s special episode we have:Professor Anuj Kapilashrami – Professor in Global Health Policy & Equity, University of EssexDr Reza Majdzadeh – Senior Lecturer in Global Public Health, University of EssexDr Neethi V Rao – Consultant, WHOWe will compile and share further conversations and insights from the

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HSR2022 Special - Conversations in the Halls (Episode 3)

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2022/11/03

Our team of podcasters are roaming the halls of HSR2022 to bring you the thoughts and takeways of the presenters and delegates after the sessions, with a focus on community engagement.In today’s special episode (capturing thoughts from 02/11/22) we have:Dr. Dheepa Rajan - Health Systems Adviser, WHO Dr. Anne Musuva – Country Director, ThinkWellRachael Farquhar – Senior Research Officer, Burnet InstituteMore conference coverage coming your way throughout the week!Follow Connecting Citizens to Science

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HSR2022 Special - Conversations in the Halls (Episode 2)

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2022/11/02

Our team of podcasters are roaming the halls of HSR2022 to bring you the thoughts and takeways of the presenters and delegates after the sessions, with a focus on community engagement.In today’s special episode we have:Dr. Lathadevi Chilgod – Public Health Researcher , Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, IndiaGermań Alaracoń – Research Assistant, University College London & Universidad de los AndesMeena Putturaj – PhD Scholar, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, IndiaDaniela DaCosta –

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S10E1: Health Equity - Trust Communities and You Can...

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2022/11/02

We're really excited to be entering a new phase of the podcast series where we will be celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.To do this, we will be hosting conversations about the ways in which the Global South and the Global North have learned from each other and the valuable collaborations that have shaped global health policies and practices and continue to influence them. These conversations, will of course, have a specific focus on engaging with

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HSR2022 Special - Conversations in the Halls (Episode 1)

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2022/11/01

Our team of Connecting Citizens to Science podcasters are roaming the halls of HSR2022 to bring you the thoughts and takeways of the presenters and delegates after the sessions, with a focus on community engagement.In today’s special episode we have:Ibrahim Dadari - Immigration Specialist, UNICEFSara Dada - PhD Candidate, University College DublinAnna Socha – Health Policy & Systems Researcher, Swiss Tropical & Public Health InstituteSarbani Chakraborty – Senior Programme Director, Mixed

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Urban Health - Community Based Participatory PhDs in...

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2022/10/24

In this week's episode, we will be hearing from two PhD students from the ARISE Consortium. ARISE stands for accountability and responsiveness in informal settlements for equity, and is about promoting social change for improved health and wellbeing with communities and people living and working within urban informal spaces.This episodes guests:Bachera AktarAssistant Director, The Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (CGSRHR); and PhD studentA public health

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S9E4 - Improving quality of ANC and PNC in Nigeria

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2022/10/07

In this week’s episode we hear from Nafisa Musa Isa, Deputy Director Family & Community Health, Kaduna State, Nigeria, and Dr. Olubunmi Akinboye, Director Public Health, Oyo State Ministry of Health, Nigeria. Together with co-host Lucy Nyaga, we discuss the community structures that are being considered within the Global Funded‘Quality Improvement (QI) of integrated HIV, TB, and malaria services in Antenatal and Postnatal care (ANC and PNC)’programme. We learn about the importance of including

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S9E3 - Improving the Quality of ANC and PNC in Tanzania

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2022/09/29

In this episode, the focus is on Tanzania. Together with co-host Lucy Nyaga, we have conversations with Dr Ahmad Makuwani, Assistant Director, Reproductive Health & Child Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania, Dr Leonard Katalambula, Head of Department of Public Health, University of Dodoma and Dr Rukia Bakar Rajab, Dean, School of Medicine, State University of Zanzibar. We discuss how the programme ‘Quality Improvement (QI) of integrated HIV, TB, and malaria services in

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S9E2 - Improving the Quality of ANC and PNC in Kenya

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2022/09/20

In this week's episode co-host Lucy Nyaga, together with guests Amina Baraka, a Nursing Officer in charge of Vihiga County Referral hospital and Fatuma Iman, a Reproductive Health Coordinator in Garissa County discuss their involvement in the ‘Quality Improvement (QI) of integrated HIV, TB, and malaria services in Antenatal and Postnatal care (ANC and PNC)’ programme funded by the Global Fund with funding from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. The project is supporting 61 health facilities across 3 counties

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S9E1 - Implementation Research and capacity...

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2022/09/10

In this week’s episode we hear from Dr. Leonard Katalambula, the project lead of the ‘Quality Improvement for Integrated HIV, TB and Malaria Services during Antenatal and Postnatal care’ in Tanzania andDr Uzochukwu Egere, Senior Research Associate, Emergency Obstetric and Quality of Care Unit at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). Together with co-host Lucy Nyaga, Country Director at LSTM Kenya, our guests discuss the scope of implementation research under the Global Fund programme,

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S8E6 - Essential Care Package for Integration of...

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2022/09/08

This week’s episode features Philip Ode, a Programme Officer/Mental Health Focal Point from CBM Global Disability Inclusion, Nigeria and Tarry Asoka, a consultant in health and development. Together with co-host Tosin Adekeye, they discuss the development and delivery of an essential care package for integration of mental health and Neglected Tropical Diseases, including how communities and people affected have been involved.Dr. Oluwatosin AdekeyeAssistant Director of Clinical Psychology,

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S8E5 - Engaging with governments to integrate NTD and...

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2022/09/02

This episode features Emerson Rogers, the NTD case management lead in the Ministry of Health Liberia and Eric Whey, the mental health and psychosocial coordinator for Grand Bassa County Health Team, Liberia. Together they discuss how Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and mental health services are being integrated at the primary health care level and the importance of advocating for sustained services for tackling mental health more generally. Tosin Adekeye, our co-host for this series discusses

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S8E4 - Improving mental health services for people...

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2022/08/31

In this week’s episode we hear from two community health workers about the work they have been doing to improve mental health services for people affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as part of the REDRESS programme in Liberia. Satta Sonnie Kollie in Lofa County, Liberia is a community health services supervisor and peer researcher; and Harrison Wenjor in Grand Gedeh, Liberia is the focal person for TB and people affected by NTDs. They discuss the importance of using local dialect, and

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S8E3 - Being a co-researcher with lived experience of...

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2022/08/19

In this week's episode we hear from Emmanuel Zaizay who is a peer researcher in the REDRESS programme and is affected by Buruli Ulcer, a neglected tropical disease. He shares with us the value of learning new skills, through becoming a co-researcher, which has helped him better connect with his community and contribute to the improvement of medical and psychosocial services for people living with NTDs.Emmanuel ZaizayCo-researcher, REDRESSI am Emmanuel Zaizay from Lofa County, Voinjama District. I

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S8E2 - ‘I survived!’ Conquering HIV and AIDS, TB,...

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2022/08/10

In this thoroughly engaging episode, we hear from Dr.Steven Watiti who works for Mildmay Uganda, a leading HIV and AIDS service organisation, about living and aging with HIV and AIDS. Steven shares his story of family life, courage, loss, survival, learning, and advocacy. He speaks about the importance of mental health support and social capital when living with a lifelong health condition and calls for others to respond.Dr Steven WatitiPatient representative on Respond-Africa PartnershipAfter

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S8E1- Supporting the Mental Wellbeing of People...

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2022/08/03

In this episode, we hear from Dr Rugema Lawrence from the University of Rwanda and Dr Julian Eaton from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and CBM Global Disability and Inclusion. Together they discuss the links between stigma, discrimination, mental wellbeing and chronic health conditions including Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), how these issues are currently being addressed with communities and the importance of ensuring mental health is part of an essential care package.Guest

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S7E4 - The East African citizens' perspective on NCDs

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2022/07/27

In this week's episode we hear from Detricia Pamba, a patient advocate for people living with diabetes and Prof Kaushik Ramaiya from Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Tanzania. Together they paint a vivid picture of what life is like for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in East Africa and what is needed to improve long-term, ‘humanised’ care for patients living withNCDs.Detricia PambaMulti-Media Journalist, Editor and Content Creation Executive, Mwananchi Communications LtdDetricia

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