Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD

About Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD

From remote clinics in Africa to laboratories at Northwestern University, there is a community of people around the world who are passionate about understanding and improving global health. On the Explore Global Health podcast you will meet these people, hear their stories and gain a deeper understanding of what is needed to achieve equitable and sustainable healthcare and lower the risk of disease around the world.

Publisher

Northwestern University

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2022

Latest episode

12 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Community-Based Global Health Innovations with Dr. Wagaki Gicheru

   What if the people best positioned to save lives aren't always healthcare professionals? Dr. Wagaki Gicheru shares how she helped Kenya train more than 11,000 motorcycle taxi drivers as first responders, her journey from anesthesiology to medical education, and her work advancing simulation and digital learning. She also discusses her partnership with Northwestern University and why global health often begins by addressing needs in your own community.

2. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Improving Brain Health Around the World with Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD

   Neurological disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world, yet many people in low and middle income countries have never had access to a neurologist. In this episode, Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, the director of the new Center for Global Neurology at the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, talks about her career path to medicine and her passion for expanding access to neurological care worldwide.

3. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Bringing Cancer Prevention to Underserved Communities with Lifang Hou, MD, PhD

   Tracing a trajectory from her medical education in China through a masters degree and PhD in Japan and a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Lifang Hou, MD, PhD, has cultivated an international career which now includes spearheading global cancer prevention initiatives that span from Africa to South America. In this episode, she discusses her career journey and how her work in genetics, epigenetics, and early cancer detection is helping bring affordable screening and prevention strategies to underserved communities around the world.

Who has been a guest on Explore Global Health with Rob Murphy, MD

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo
• Colleen Fant
• John A Rogers
• Theresia Ambrose Ottaru
• Robert Garofalo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,184,041

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

71

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