Season 5 with James Cafferky – Global Health Security

Season 5 Episode 5: Disaster Response & Forensic Pathology With Stephen Cordner AM FAIIA

After disasters, especially those related to health, the response that we put forward is of vital importance. Mass amounts of death create emotional and logistical problems, and have far-reaching ramifications on global health security. In this final episode, join James Cafferky for an interview with Professor Stephen Cordner AM FAIIA on forensic pathology.

Season 5 Episode 4: International Relations, Pandemics, And Globalisation with Angel Alcade and Daniel McCarthy

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, speculation has been rampant on the potential changes it could bring in international relations. Join James Cafferky in this second double-feature interview episode, to hear from Dr Angel Alcade, and Dr Daniel McCarthy, stepping us through, first, the relationship between the pandemic and globalisation, and secondly, the relationship between the pandemic and IR more broadly.

Season 5 Episode 3: Global Health & Climate Change with Prof. Kathryn Bowen And Prof. Tony Capon

Climate change is a broad-reaching and dangerous threat, one which is no longer avoidable. Its impacts range from the environmental to the political, and intersect with international affairs on many fronts. Join James Cafferky in a double-feature interview of Professors Kathryn Bowen, and Tony Capon, in unpacking how they conceptualise the multi-faceted relationship between climate change and global health security.

Season 5 Episode 2: Health Systems & The WHO with Prof. Vivian Lin

The World Health Organization (WHO)has been in the news recently; its profile was heightened following its leadership in the Covid-19 response – or perceived failure to lead – and in the US’s withdrawal after criticisms of bias. Join James Cafferky in an interview of WHO expert, and recent WHO retiree, Professor Vivian Lin, in walking through what the enigmatic multinational organisation actually does, the challenges it faces, and the importance of health systems thinking.

Season 5 Episode 1: Introducing Global Health Security with Prof. Helen Evans AO FAIIA

Global Health Security is a term that has been much used in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. What it actually means, though, is not readily apparent – beyond this ambiguity, what is the field’s exact relevance today? Join James Cafferky in an interview of Professor Helen Evans AO FAIIA in unpacking the phrase, and exploring some of the crises of today’s implications for the future.