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The podcast delves into the realm of health tech, highlighting a common trend: a focus primarily on the US, EU, and UK. However, it advocates for a broader perspective, urging listeners to look beyond this bubble and consider the innovations happening in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These regions face significant digital and non-digital healthcare challenges, leading to inventive solutions borne out of necessity. By exploring the work of those in LMICs, the podcast aims to uncov ...
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Hosted by Matty Cervantes, the Planetary Health Through Arts and Indigenous Worldviews: Global Perspectives podcast engages community and mobilizes knowledge from Matty’s doctoral journey as a PhD candidate and fellow at the Institute of Aging and Lifelong Health and the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria. Showcasing powerful voices from storytellers, creatives, artists, scientists, activists, educators, and creative humans around the planet, this podcast is a space for ...
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Hilco Global leadership team shares its expertise on current, relevant topics across a variety of industries as it relates to asset valuation, monetization, and advisory solutions.
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Investment team guests explore asset class themes and share their on-the-ground perspective. Our Portfolio Construction & Strategy Team hosts bring the client perspective as part of lively debates. Views presented are as of the date published and may not reflect the views of others in the organization. This material shall not be deemed to be a direct or indirect provision of investment management services. No forecasts can be guaranteed and there is no guarantee that the information supplied ...
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Digital Rights Explored: Local Fights, Global Perspectives
Media and Information Literacy Expert Network (MILEN)
In this podcast we explore the relevant digital rights violations of our time and provide possible solutions. From internet shutdowns, fake news, hate speech, violation of personal data, intrusive surveillance systems to cybercrime and others - in particular since the onset of Covid-19 - we are witnessing an unprecedented amount of digital rights’ violations. We will talk at grassroots level with people from all across the globe who have been the victim of such violations. In addition to the ...
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The idea for this podcast came from everything I love: food, culture, languages and collaborating with young people from around the world. Everyone I connect with from my experience on Masterchef Junior as well as meeting other kids from around the world, is just as passionate about life and learning about different cultures. I found each of their lives and their world views to be so fascinating that I wanted to capture it to share with others. With my friend’s consent to be recorded, I star ...
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Displacement crisis worsens in eastern DR CongoFrom Ethiopia, Guterres urges greater international support for SudanUkraine: Chernobyl nuclear plant attack underscores need for ‘maximum military restraint’Por Dianne Penn, UN News
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Portfolio Manager and Equity Research Analyst Brian Recht discusses transformational themes, with a focus on cloud computing and digitization, that he believes will drive future economic growth and provide long-term investment opportunities.Por Janus Henderson Investors
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Special bonus episode. This is a shortened version of the episode with Jess Morley, focusing on ethical approaches and takeaways relevant for digital health companies. How do you move from having ethical approaches as 'nice to haves' to actually getting prioritised. It can be tough when good intentions rub up against business realities. Jess shows …
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Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needsUNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR CongoYoung artists sing for social justice at UN GenevaPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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UN human rights probe into Bangladesh protests finds top leaders led brutal repression13 Palestinian children killed in West Bank violence so far this year: UNICEFNew childhood cancer meds platform is ‘a beacon of hope’ for families, says WHOPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Gaza: a return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chiefAt AI Summit in Paris, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolutionDR Congo: alarm over dismantling of IDP camps amid sporadic fightingPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessLibya mass graves discovery reveals extent of human trafficking miseryTo Syria, where UN investigators hear victims of the Assad regime say, ‘We all have someone missing'Por Daniel Johnson, UN News
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The DR Congo crisis must be stopped, or the emergency will only get worse, the UN human rights chief tells a special session of the Human Rights CouncilUNAIDS warns that US funding cuts are already impacting HIV prevention globallyChildren’s bodies have become battlegrounds in Haiti, warns UNICEFPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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January was warmest on record, confirms WMOGaza: 10,000 aid trucks have reached war-ravaged enclave since 19 Jan ceasefire says UN relief chiefFemale genital mutilation continues to harm millions: UN agenciesPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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How the latest US executive orders will impact the UN’s work135,000 women in Africa could die from breast cancer by 2040, warns WHOTunisia: top rights experts demand immediate release of activist on hunger strikePor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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UNRWA updates on detonations at West Bank camp, Gaza aid effortsWomen and girls bearing the brunt of crisis in eastern DR Congo, UN Women saysWHO honours people affected by cancer on World Day against the diseasePor Dianne Penn, UN News
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DR Congo crisis has increased risk of mpox transmission, warns WHO’s TedrosApproximately one in three women experiences physical and/or sexual violence, warn top rights expertsIt’s time to cut back on alcohol, UN health agency warns EUPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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DR Congo emergency leaves civilians trapped and running out of food, warns WFPAs Gazans hurry back to war-ravaged north, WHO warns over desperate health needsFour years since Myanmar coup, violence reaches unprecedented levels, warns UN rights officePor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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In DR Congo, the situation is worsening, warn WFP, OCHAAid workers from UNRWA condemn ‘eviction’ by Israel from East Jerusalem baseSyria: hostilities persist in northeast affecting Aleppo, Hasakeh and Raqqa, warn UN humanitariansPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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DR Congo: public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding linked to Goma violence, warns WHOIn Gaza, UN agency for Palestinians distribute 60 per cent of all aid since ceasefire beganBelarus election outcome will likely flout democratic rights, warn top independent expertsPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, agencies warnIn Gaza, countless unexploded weapons threaten those returning to northSyrians need more help to return home, insists UN refugee chiefPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Security Council demands an end to M23 rebel offensive in DR CongoWHO calls for action on clean airUN marks 80 years since the end of the HolocaustPor Matt Wells, UN News
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Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEFDR Congo emergency: More civilians uprooted by hostilities amid fears that regional capital Goma could come under attackNigeria humanitarian response plan aims to help 3.6 million people: OCHAPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Gaza: UN delivers millions of litres of fuel for critical needs - UNOPSWest Bank: UN human rights office deeply concerned at escalating violencePeacekeepers in DR Congo deeply concerned about deteriorating security in eastPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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At Davos, UN chief @AntonioGuterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsSomalia: Aid partners seek $1.42 billion to help 4.6 million peopleMyanmar crisis: intensified airstrikes in multiple regions reportedPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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UN regrets US exit from global health cooperation and climate change agreementAid now reaching Gaza at scale but huge needs remain, say OCHA, WHOSyria: intensifying hostilities in northeast spark deep concernPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Freedom of movement is “massively restricted” in the West Bank, having a major impact on Palestinian’s daily lives, and “implications on everything from education to family unification”.Speaking to UN News’s Khaled Mohamed, Ajith Sunghay, Head of the UN human rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, underscored that massive move…
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Gaza: over 630 aid trucks have entered since ceasefire says UN aid chiefSudan famine: UN’s World Food Programme sends aid convoy to help most vulnerable in Gezira stateMarburg virus alert: WHO’s Tedros advises against travel restrictionsPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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Making Ethics Actionable. What can the UK’s AI Action plan reveal about the state of ethics in the digital health industry? If you are a health system leader or government entity, how do you elevate ethical approaches in your ecosystem? What levers are available? And for the builders: product leaders, founders, clinicians at health tech companies, …
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600 trucks per day need to reach Gaza after the ceasefire begins, says the World Health OrganizationIn Sudan, deadly ethnic violence is on the rise as the country’s long-running war goes on, says the UN human rights officeDignity for migrants should be our guiding objective, insists ‘Cabrini’ actress: UNHCR…
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Ukraine humanitarian and refugee response plan launchEconomic recovery is not contributing enough to jobs or wages: ILORecovery underway in Mozambique after two storms hit in a month, says OCHAPor Daniel Johnson, UN News
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