The Scholars Table with Dr Banda brings scholars, leaders, practitioners, and emerging voices to the table for thoughtful conversations about health, science, academia, leadership, and public life. Hosted by Dr Banda Khalifa, each episode explores the journeys, ideas, and decisions shaping meaningful careers, public health, and global impact.
Banda Global Forum
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The Scholars Table with Dr Banda brings scholars, leaders, practitioners, and emerging voices to the table for thoughtful conversations about health, science, academia, leadership, and public life. Hosted by Dr Banda Khalifa, each episode explores the journeys, ideas, and decisions shaping meaningful careers, public health, and global impact.
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Recent Episodes
June 18, 2026
The Next Pandemic Is Already Warning Us | Jennifer Nuzzo on Ebola, Hantavirus & Preparedness
<p>In this episode of Global Health Uncensored, Dr. Banda Khalifa speaks with Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Pandemic Center and Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University School of Public Health. Professor Nuzzo is a globally recognized leader in global health security, public health preparedness and response, and health systems resilience. Her work includes co-leading the Global Health Security Index and advising governments and organizations on how to measure and improve readiness for infectious disease threats.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation examines whether the world has truly learned from COVID-19 or is still reacting too late, funding too slowly, and hoping fragile systems hold. Drawing on current events, including a hantavirus cluster and an Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa, Dr. Khalifa and Professor Nuzzo discuss how outbreaks are detected, how risk is communicated, and whether preparedness is treated as a permanent public good or only remembered after lives are lost.</p>
June 15, 2026
WHO Africa's Emergency Director on Pandemics, AI & the Future of Health Security in Africa
<p>What does it actually take to lead emergency response across an entire continent? Dr. Marie Roseline Belizaire, Emergency Director at WHO Africa, joins Dr. Banda Khalifa for an honest, no-headlines conversation about pandemic preparedness, AI, funding cuts, and the future of health security in Africa. </p><p>From outbreak fieldwork in the DRC to regional emergency leadership at WHO AFRO, Dr. Belizaire has spent her career where success depends not just on technical guidance, but on trust, logistics, diplomacy, and coordination under pressure. In this episode, she breaks down where emergency-response delays really come from, the three highest-leverage fixes for Africa, what the Pandemic Agreement still needs to deliver, how global health survives the era of "America First" funding cuts, and where AI genuinely helps and where it risks widening inequity.</p>
June 9, 2026
Dean Adnan Hyder on Public Health Leadership, Purpose, and the Future of Global Health
<p>In this episode of <strong>The Scholars Table</strong>, Dr. Banda Khalifa sits down with <strong>Dean Adnan Hyder</strong>, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at <strong>Boston University School of Public Health</strong>, for a thoughtful conversation on <strong>public health leadership, global health, graduate education, and building a meaningful career with purpose</strong>.</p><p>Dean Hyder reflects on his journey from medicine to public health, his training at Johns Hopkins, his leadership vision for Boston University School of Public Health, and the skills future public health professionals need in a rapidly changing world.</p><p>The conversation also explores what makes a strong public health applicant, how students can think about choosing the right graduate program, the challenges of funding and access for international students, and why passion, strategy, opportunity, and accountability matter in leadership.</p><p>Dean Hyder also shares a powerful message for emerging public health leaders: public health is not just a career path; it is a commitment to impact, equity, and improving people’s lives.</p>
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