LSE Health Talks
In HealthTalks, Dr Rocco Friebel explores the latest developments in health care markets around the world.Together with co-hosts Meskerem Kebede, Tom Hannah and Robin Forrest, the podcast by the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science contributes to an informed and evidence-based discussion of health policy issues for students, academics, policymakers, and anyone else with a general interest in health policy. Each episode discusses a specific, hot problem and explores multifaceted possible solutions. We aim to advance and challenge listeners understanding of health systems and the social, economic, and political contexts in which they operate.
Episodes
8 episodes
8. The race against antimicrobial resistance: Fighting a silent killer
Antimicrobials are essential to modern medicine, not just for treating active bacterial infections but during routine procedures such as caesarean sections, organ transplants or chemotherapy. In recent decades, there has been a lac...
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Episode 8
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38:08
7. High-cost, high-need research: Comparing the patient journey in national health systems
The way health care systems are funded, structured, and operationalised differs vastly across countries, which makes it challenging to understand how a given health care system performs compared to its neighbours. Our guest, Dr Ire...
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Episode 7
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25:46
6. How much is too much? Financing health systems in the 21st century
Spending on healthcare has accelerated in countries across the world, yet there appears to be no obvious systematic pattern with the way health systems operate and the quality of care they provide. Our guest, Dr Zeynep Or tries to answe...
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Episode 6
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29:15
5. Brain-drain in Africa: Personal stories and reflections with Nigerian doctors
Africa has the severest form of health care workforce shortages in the world. Yet, once qualified, many health care professionals leave their home countries. What are the push and pull factors for qualified healthcare professionals to s...
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Episode 5
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33:49
4. NHS under pressure: finding the right balance between public sector needs and private sector resilience
More than 5 million people are waiting for an elective surgery in the English National Health Service, and it will require innovative arrangements and policies to address patient need. Dr Michael Anderson from the London School of ...
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Episode 4
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32:41
3. Drug and Vaccine Development in Africa: unanswered ambitions or future reality?
The current pandemic has created the urgent need to supply vaccines and therapeutics fast and at large scale – though many countries are unable to procure sufficient medicines for their populations. Dr Abebaw Fekadu from the Center...
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Episode 3
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53:48
2. Left to die? The impact of COVID-19 on the long-term care sector
The long-term care sector has been off the radar from policymakers, politicians, and the public in many countries and for many years – until now. Adelina Comas-Herrera from the London School of Economics argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has op...
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Episode 2
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32:25
1. Universal Basic Income: Pathway to a healthy society?
Countries across the world have seen surges in popularity for new financial redistributive policies that aim to tackle inequalities in a completely new way. By refocusing the debate around health, my guests argue Universal Basic Income can crea...
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Episode 1
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52:48