Navigating Global Public Health

About Navigating Global Public Health

A podcast centered around the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health mission of connecting global health solutions to communities around the world. In this series, the Sparkman Center for Global Health addresses health concerns in communities around the world, offers guidance through trending and confusing health-related information, and discusses the current and future landscape of global public health. The series will include interviews and case studies with experts in their respective areas of expertise.

Publisher

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2025

Latest episode

22 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jan 2026

   Alternative and Conventional Healing, and Immunology

   In Episode Seven, we speak with Dr. Lerato Mtshali, traditional healer and immunologist, and Research Associate for the African Health Research Institute. She holds a PhD in laboratory medicine from the University of KwaZula-Natal and a master’s degree in biochemistry and plant sciences, and has a special interest in innovation and infectious disease research.

2. 

   16 Dec 2025

   CUGH 2025 Annual Conference Interviews: Implementation Sciences Impact on Global Health Interventions at Home and Abroad with Dr. Yodi Mahendradhata

   Dr. Yodi Mahendradhata discusses implementation science's impact on global health interventions both domestically and internationally, offering insights into strategies for tuberculosis control and fighting global diseases in this interview.

3. 

   16 Dec 2025

   CUGH 2025 Annual Conference Interviews: Strategies for better healthcare systems with Dr. David Peters

   Dr. David Peters discusses strategies for improving healthcare systems in low-resource areas, drawing from his extensive experience in health policy and implementation science in this interview.

4. 

   12 Dec 2025

   CUGH 2025 Annual Conference Interviews: Global Health and the Private Sector with Dr. Liza Kimbo

   Dr. Liza Kimbo discusses the private sector's crucial role in addressing global health challenges like AIDS, TB, and malaria, highlighting innovative approaches for a sustainable future in this interview.

5. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Implementation Sciences and Capacity Building with Dr. Malabika Sarker

   Dr. Malabika Sarker, Associate Dean at Brown University, examines implementation science and its capacity building in low-to-middle income communities, offering insights into global health engagement in an interview.

6. 

   8 Oct 2025

   Mental Health at Home and Abroad with Dr. Angela Sullivan

   Dr. Angela Sullivan explores mental health challenges both domestically and internationally, offering insights into community assessment and suicide prevention in this interview.

7. 

   3 Apr 2025

   Global Public Health 101

   In this episode, we will cover the basics and current landscape of global public health with Dr. Kunle Alonge, director of the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health. Dr. Alonge came to UAB from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and has extensive experience in research focused on implementation science, health systems strengthening, and injuries at a global level.

Who has been a guest on Navigating Global Public Health

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

• Dr Yodi Mahendradhata
• Dr David Peters
• Dr Liza Kimbo
• Dr Malabika Sarker
• Dr Angela Sullivan

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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