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Your local digital health ecosystem is a bubble. There’s a much bigger picture out there. What if you could learn from people working on similar problems in other contexts? This is the podcast that focuses on real, practical learnings for vendors, researchers and policy folk working for responsible AI and digital health with underserved communities. Join digital health leader Dr Shubs Upadhyay who has worked across the ecosystem as we unpack the insights of people serving underserved communi ...
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Implementation. What does it mean? Why is it hard? How do we get it right? Failure. Are we, in Global Digital Health, thinking and acting in a way that doesn't help us move forward? Caroline Perrin, Director of the Geneva Digital Health Hub joins us on the Global Perspectives on Digital Health podcast to share her views on this. This episode is for…
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From crisis to revolution. Why Africa's moment is now, a healthtech VC's case.
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A healthtech investor's view on healthcare in Africa in the next 10 years. If you’re building or investing for impact with underserved communities in Africa, this episode is for you. Rowena Luk has walked the talk. She is the ‘OG’ of creating visibility on digital health in Africa, and has built and scaled for impact in over 40 countries on the con…
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Regulatory strategy for founders and policy makers
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Practical breadth and depth on the global state of regulation from someone at the cutting edge of regulatory policy. Shubs welcomes Hugh Harvey, founder of Hardian Health and a regulatory expert in digital health. Shubs and Hugh discuss the complex landscape of medical device regulation worldwide, with emphasis on how these frameworks impact digita…
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Health First, Innovation Second. Smisha Agarwal on what needs to change in global digital health.
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Dr. Smisha Agarwal (Johns Hopkins University Global Center for Digital Health Innovation) joins me to unpack some hard truths on the Global Perspectives on Digital Health podcast. 🛑 Why global health systems remain fragile 📉 How digital tools often scale without legitimacy 📊 What’s wrong with our fixation on "did it work?" and significance values 🔁…
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Bringing research to implementation. Shubs is joined by Lucy Cesnakova from DiMe in this quick dive into an important piece of research bringing insights to advance digital solutions that serve mental health, DiMe's work here was great here because Lucy and the team intentionally sought out input from different countries, access levels and other de…
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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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Making ethics actionable in digital health
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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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Policy insights from the Rwanda Ministry of Health and FIND
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🎙️ New Episode: Connecting Global & Local Perspectives in Digital Health Implementation In this special episode, we close out the year with two fantastic guests: Rigveda Kadam, Digital and AI Lead at FIND, and Andrew Muhire, Chief Digital Officer at Rwanda's Ministry of Health. Building on the innovator insights in Rwanda from our previous episode …
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Co-designing mental health solutions with young people in Rwanda
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Implementing a digital mental health solution in Rwanda. What does real, meaningful co-design look like? What does it mean to truly engage with a community to develop a solution they actually use and that addresses their problems? What incentives and mindsets allow us to, instead of 'driving' a certain technology into a context, stop and listen, an…
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Supporting rural healthcare in India with technology
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Overview We are joined in this episode by Ruchit Nagar, the CEO and Co-Founder of Khushi Baby. For his efforts to deliver scalable public health impact, Ruchit has been recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 leader in Health Care, a World Innovation Summit in Health Young Innovator, and a Distinguished Young Alumnus by by the Yale School of Public Heal…
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Impactful digital health transformation through a clear vision and values: insights from Eswatini
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Episode 6: What can we learn about creating real impact for underserved communities from The Kingdom of Eswatini, a tiny country enveloped by South Africa? Join us on the latest episode of the Global Perspectives on Digital Health podcast where we hear from Executive Director of The Luke Commission, Echo Vanderwal about the way that set up healthca…
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What is the right approach for regulation and evaluation of digital health technologies?
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Episode 5: What is the right approach for regulation and evaluation of digital health technologies? In this conversation, Shubs Upadhyay interviews Stephen Gilbert, a professor of medical device regulatory science, about the challenges and successes of digital health regulation and implementation. They discuss the need for flexibility in regulation…
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Creating impact with AI in isolated communities
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Episode 4: Creating real impact with AI in isolated communities In this episode, Dino, a pioneer in the digital health landscape, shares his insights on how digital solutions and AI are revolutionizing the healthcare industry. He discusses the critical challenges such as overcrowded healthcare facilities and the urgent need for support for healthca…
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Bridging the Gap: The Last Mile of Healthcare with Bilal Mateen, Digital Square @ PATH
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Episode 3: How do we meaningfully bridge policy and real impact at the last mile of healthcare. Shubs Upadhyay interviews Bilal Mateen, Executive Director of Digital Square at PATH about digital health challenges and successes in underserved communities. They explore the importance of safety, regulatory considerations, and the need for inclusive da…
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Health Data Poverty Part 2 with Prof Alexandre Filho
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Episode 2: Practical Solutions to Health Data Poverty In this episode, we continue our exploration of health data poverty, showcasing a team that's making a real difference based on the issues discussed in Part 1 with Dr. Xiao Liu. We're thrilled to have spoken with Prof. Alexandre Filho, a Professor of Machine Learning in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He sha…
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Episode 1: Health data poverty : what can we do about it? Join us as we dive into a crucial conversation with Dr. Xiao Liu, a leading figure in AI ethics, evaluation, and regulation. This episode focuses on one of the most pressing issues in the field: health data poverty. We cover what it is, and how we might go about addressing this. Key Topics: …
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Welcome to the trailer for the Global Perspectives on Digital Health Podcast. Join Shubs as he unpacks insights from experts and innovators creating real impact for underserved communities around the world. Shubs is a physician working in digital health. With experience across product development and deployment, regulation and also with the ITU/WHO…
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