Pioneering Global Health Solutions with Dr. Luis Pizarro
Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD
Release Date: 08/12/2025
Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD
Recorded at the annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this special episode of Explore Global Health features Joaquin Barnoya, Md, PhD, . They explore the future of global health, the critical role of primary care. Barnoya also shares insights from his journey from academia to leadership—and advice for the next generation of global health professionals.
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Recorded at the annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this special episode of Explore Global Health features , Executive Director, ITPC Global and explores how AI can either advance equity or deepen existing disparities and why community leadership must remain at the center.
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Recorded at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this special episode of Explore Global Health explores what lies ahead for the future of global health at a critical moment in time. Dr. Rob Murphy sits down with CUGH Executive Director Keith Martin, MD, to discuss the challenges shaping the field—from funding cuts and geopolitical conflict to climate-driven health threats—and the reasons for optimism, including a new generation of leaders committed to collaboration and impact. This episode offers a front-row seat to the...
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From the early days of the HIV epidemic to today's emerging and global threats, , has spent more than three decades studying infectious diseases around the world. In this episode, he discusses his path to global health, his work with major global health research and surveillance efforts, including projects on neonatal infections, emerging diseases, and pandemic preparedness and his concerns. He also shares advice for students entering the field of glob;a health and his concerns about reduced U.S. global health funding and climate change–driven outbreaks. Hamer is a professor of global health...
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, a Brazilian-born scientist who calls South Africa home, has become one of the world’s most sought-after bioinformatics specialists and leaders in infectious disease outbreak surveillance. His contributions to global health are many and include the identification of major variants of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as Beta and Omicron. Today, he is on a mission to ensure that genomic science in Africa doesn't just contribute to the field of global health, but helps lead it. In this episode, Dr. Rob Murphy talks to de Oliveira about his career path in global health and why he...
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From the HIV wards of New York City in the 1980s to leadership roles in Uganda during the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy through PEPFAR, has seen major transformations in infectious disease diagnostics, treatment and care. In this episode, she talks about her journey in medicine and global health and why her work in building local capacity in the Global South may be her most important legacy of all. She is the Associate Director of Global Health Research and Innovation at Johns Hopkins University.
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, leads the at the Havey Institute for Global Health and is helping researchers at Northwestern University and around the world use genome sequencing to track emerging diseases and prepare for infectious threats. In this episode he talks about his career in global health and the cutting edge research his team is leading in Chicago, Pakistan, Peru, Bolivia, Nigeria and beyond.
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From his early days as a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin to leading the world’s first clinical trial of an mRNA-based malaria vaccine, s, career journey in global health highlights how a passion for service can lead to transformative global impact.
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Creating an international research team, virtually, is a new path for many in global health and Carolina Hurtado Montoya, MD, PhD, is leading this charge in Latin America through long COVID research. In this episode, she details her career path in global health and the virtual partnership with Northwestern Medicine scientists, which has led to the first study in Colombia and Latin America to analyze persistent neurological symptoms, cognitive function and quality of life in Long COVID patients.
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This episode was first released in June, 2024. Northwestern Medicine primary care physician , has always been motivated by patient relationships. As he advanced in his career, these relationships shaped his approach to the future of global health. As both the namesake of the recently endowed Havey Institute for Global Health and deputy director for the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care, Havey shares insight on ensuring the longevity of global health efforts for generations to come.
info_outlineFrom his childhood in Chile, to years working for Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supporting sustainable healthcare in West and Central Africa, Dr. Luis Pizarro has spent a lifetime thinking about the intersection of healthcare, equity and social justice. In this episode, Dr. Pizarro discusses his clinical roots and his current leadership role at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), and how his years of experience on the ground inform his understanding of the future of global health.