Utano Public Health Chats
A podcast where people get to learn more about public health work in Africa and how to navigate their public health careers. Each episode features an in depth interview with a public health practitioner and/or researcher from an African country and/or working in African countries in public health. Conversation is about how they ended up working in public health, what they do at a high level in their current work, what they love about their field and career path and what words of wisdom they would like to share with the audience.
Episodes
Check out our conversation with Nyasha as she shares her career journey.
Dr. Nyasha Dzavakwa is a medical doctor and epidemiologist based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her work focuses on improving health outcomes for children, adolescents and young people living with HIV.
Nyasha trained as a medical doctor before completing an MSc in Epidemiology and Implementation Science from the University of the Witwatersrand and a PhD in Epidemiology ...
In this episode we talked to Dr Bisi Bright from Nigeria.
Dr Bisi Bright is a Global Public Health Enthusiast, Social Entrepreneur, Health Systems Researcher, Adjunct Lecturer, Consultant Clinical Pharmacist, and Public Health Practitioner. She is 1st Vice Chairman and CEO of LiveWell Initiative LWI, a self-sustaining nonprofit healthcare social enterprise, which has impacted over 2 million Nigerians and thousands of Ghanaians with...
In this episode we talked to Rachael Goba, a Global health leader with 15+ years of experience driving gender-transformative health systems across Africa and globally in both development and humanitarian contexts.
Rachael is a Senior Technical Advisor for Adolescent Health, she provides strategic leadership in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) Comprehensive sexuality education, Maternal Newborn Child...
In this episode we hear from Dr. Nicole Curti, a Medical Doctor and Public Health Specialist with over 25 years of experience in global health and international cooperation.
Dr Nicole is currently based in Rwanda, where she leads a major health program aligned with the country’s Health Sector Strategic Plan V (2024–2029), focusing on maternal, newborn, and child health, sexual and reproductive rights, gender-based viole...
In this episode we hear from Kristine Yakhama, a certified health and development professional with expertise in public health, particularly in areas such as maternal and child health, infectious disease control, and health systems strengthening.
Kristine Yakhama is the Zonal leader for Kakamega MNCH Alliance and a Volunteer Regional director at Give them a hand Foundation Kenya. She works with Good health community programs ...
In this we hear from Dr. Achieng' Aling' from Kenya.
Dr. Achieng' Aling' is an OB-GYN, global health expert, and health systems strategist focused on strengthening Africa’s health workforce and sexual and reproductive health. A passionate advocate for menstrual and menopause health, she’s driving policy and innovation to ensure women’s well-being at every stage of life.
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