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Cheap cures, fragile systems: Inside the ongoing fight to end neglected tropical diseases. A conversation with Dr. Wendy Harrison.
Jun 15, 2026
39m 16s
Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva
May 6, 2026
25m 40s
Reclaiming Civic Space Amid Global Repression: A dialogue with Lotfullah Najafizada from Afghanistan ahead of the Ottawa Civic Space Summit
Apr 8, 2026
24m 39s
From Starlink to Scarcity: Dialogue with Jonathan Criss—the SpaceX Engineer Solving Earth’s Water Crisis
Mar 25, 2026
20m 25s
Fadi Bou Ali: Green and Blue Bonds Between Promise and Hard Reality
Mar 4, 2026
27m 03s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/15/26 | ![]() Cheap cures, fragile systems: Inside the ongoing fight to end neglected tropical diseases. A conversation with Dr. Wendy Harrison. | Neglected tropical diseases affect more than 1.5 billion people, close to one in six worldwide, yet they remain among the least visible and mediatized health problems on the planet. The medicines to treat most of them already exist, often for less than US$0.50 a dose. In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, host Hisham Allam speaks with Dr. Wendy Harrison, CEO of Unlimit Health, about why that arithmetic has not been enough, and what it will take to end diseases that feed on poverty and ... | 39m 16s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva✨ | Gulf economic diplomacyglobal aid+4 | Damyana Bakardzhieva | Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy | U.S.Israel+3 | Gulf donorseconomic diplomacy+5 | — | 25m 40s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() Reclaiming Civic Space Amid Global Repression: A dialogue with Lotfullah Najafizada from Afghanistan ahead of the Ottawa Civic Space Summit✨ | civic spacemedia freedom+3 | Lotfullah Najafizada | Amu TVTolo News | Afghanistan | civic spacerepression+5 | — | 24m 39s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() From Starlink to Scarcity: Dialogue with Jonathan Criss—the SpaceX Engineer Solving Earth’s Water Crisis✨ | water crisisclimate change+4 | Jonathan Criss | Vital LyfeSpaceX | — | water crisispurification systems+5 | — | 20m 25s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() Fadi Bou Ali: Green and Blue Bonds Between Promise and Hard Reality✨ | sustainable financegreen bonds+3 | Fadi Bou Ali | ABAAD - Resource Centre for Gender Equality | — | green bondsblue bonds+3 | — | 27m 03s | |
| 2/18/26 | ![]() NGOs: From Band-aids to Real Impact. Breaking Silos with NCA’s Linda Nordby✨ | NGOshumanitarian work+4 | Linda Nordby | Norwegian Church Aid | — | NGOshumanitarian aid+5 | — | 22m 17s | |
| 2/4/26 | ![]() Why big donors can’t deliver without NGOs: A dialogue with UNICEF’s Dara Johnston✨ | NGOswater access+5 | Dara Johnston | UNICEF | Palestine | NGOsUNICEF+6 | — | 20m 58s | |
| 1/21/26 | ![]() Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026✨ | international aidbudget management+3 | Steven Collet | Dutch Ministry of Foreign AffairsSustainable Trade Initiative | TanzaniaVietnam | Dutch aidinternational cooperation+3 | — | 30m 46s | |
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Who really benefits from COP summits? Paulo C. De Miranda on power, money and climate reality✨ | climate politicsCOP summits+3 | Paulo C. De Miranda | DEEP | — | COP summitsclimate change+3 | — | 39m 15s | |
| 12/17/25 | ![]() UNOPS Rewires Aid Accountability: Tracking Scope 3 Emissions in the Development Sector (A Conversation with Samantha Stratton-Short)✨ | climate accountabilitydevelopment sector+4 | Samantha Stratton-Short | United Nations Office for Project Services | — | UNOPSScope 3 emissions+4 | — | 26m 43s | |
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| 12/3/25 | ![]() Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid✨ | development financeshrinking aid+3 | Raj M. Desai | Georgetown UniversityBrookings+1 | — | development financeshrinking aid+3 | — | 32m 18s | |
| 11/27/25 | ![]() Rebecca Thissen: Putting Climate Justice at the Heart of COP30✨ | climate justiceCOP30+3 | Rebecca Thissen | CAN International | Belem, Brazil | climate justiceCOP30+5 | — | 19m 48s | |
| 11/19/25 | ![]() Beyond the Chatbot: Why AI in Healthcare Still Needs the Human Touch. Insights with Prof. Krishnan Ganapathy | Artificial intelligence is changing the way we think about healthcare, offering new ways to connect, diagnose, and support patients—especially through telemedicine. More people than ever are speaking to their doctor from home, getting advice online, and sharing data from their devices. It’s fast, it’s convenient, and it’s full of promise. But is it enough? Where does technology stop and real human insight begin? In a recent episode of Development Aid Dialogues, host Hisham Allam sat dow... | 35m 32s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | ![]() Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine: Human Judgment in the Digital Era with Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling | The age of artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare delivery worldwide, with telemedicine at the forefront of this transformation. In episode five of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Dr. med. Jan Niclas Strickling, a German board-certified interventional cardiologist who has played a key role in advancing telemedicine through Germany’s certified centers and holds multiple certifications from the German Society of Cardiology. “AI is redefining w... | 28m 29s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 | ![]() Shadows Of Conflict: Why Some Emergencies Get Left Behind. A Quick-exchange with Desiree Ketabchi from OXFAM | The global humanitarian landscape is marked by stark contrasts: while some crises like Ukraine dominate international attention and resources, others such as Sudan, the Sahel, and Haiti struggle in the shadows. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam had a lightning interview with Désirée Ketabchi, Head of Humanitarian Action & Advocacy at Oxfam Belgium and a Brussels-based expert with experience at the European Parliament and Première Urgence Internatio... | 15m 58s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | ![]() Navigating the Aid Front Lines with Head of OCHA's UAE office Sajeda Shawa | World Humanitarian Day 2025, observed globally on August 19, stands as a solemn tribute to the courage and sacrifice of aid workers delivering hope amid crises. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Sajeda Shawa, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the United Arab Emirates. With over 18 years of leadership in humanitarian affairs across the Middle East and beyond, Sajeda brings a rare combina... | 31m 11s | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | ![]() Transparency to the Bone: Rethinking Remote Aid with Ina Bluemel | The hard truth of modern humanitarian action was this: access had closed, risks had risen, and remote delivery had become unavoidable. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast (Season 3), host Hisham Allam spoke with Ina Bluemel—a veteran of emergency health, WASH, and logistics leadership across WHO, IFRC, and multiple NGOs—about what it took to keep aid effective when workers could not set foot on site, frameworks felt rigid, and trust was under strain. Bluemel set the ... | 34m 19s | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | ![]() Beyond the Aid Cliff: Dr. Julius Sindi on What Comes After the Donor Exit | The age of abundant Western aid is ending—and this time, no rebound is guaranteed. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Dr. Julius Kirimi Sindi, a systems innovator and director of the Gates Foundation–backed Catalyze Impact Initiative, about how global development must adapt before it unravels. Drawing from decades of leadership in African research and reform, Sindi argues that this funding shift isn’t just financial—it’s existential. “We are... | 44m 18s | ||||||
| 7/30/25 | ![]() Beyond the Flames and the Heatwaves: Robin Degron on Europe and the Mediterranean Basin’s Climate Crisis | Devastating wildfires and intense heatwaves are sweeping across continents—from Indonesia’s burning rainforests and Canada’s parched woodlands to Latin America and, of course, Europe’s Mediterranean coasts. The scale and frequency of these disasters are reminders that climate change is no longer a distant threat, but a global emergency demanding action at every level. In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Robin Degron, Director of Plan Bleu (... | 36m 03s | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | ![]() Can One Crisis Solve Another? Debt-for-Nature Swaps with Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine | As mounting debt strangles public services and climate disasters escalate, a provocative idea is gaining ground: what if countries could trade their debt burdens for environmental action? In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine, Director General of the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC), about debt-for-nature swaps—a mechanism that promises relief for both treasuries and threatened ecosystems. From Leb... | 31m 41s | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | ![]() The Aid Localization Mirage: Dr. Duncan Green on Why Shifting Power Means Rethinking Aid | “Localization” has become one of the most repeated terms in international development—but is it a genuine shift, or just a new label for old practices? In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Dr. Duncan Green, Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and longtime Oxfam strategist, about why shifting power in aid is harder—and more essential—than most are willing to admit. “Localization means different things to different people,” Green... | 38m 47s | ||||||
| 6/25/25 | ![]() Abandonment at the Breaking Point: Confronting Aid Cuts with Stephen Cornish | Abandonment at the Breaking Point: Confronting the Aid Cuts with Stephen Cornish By: DevelopmentAid Dialogues In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Stephen Cornish, General Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland, about the mounting global humanitarian crises—from famine zones in Sudan to the collapse of water systems in Chad—and the devastating impact of frozen aid funding. Cornish, who has spent decades leading h... | 34m 22s | ||||||
| 6/11/25 | ![]() Aid cuts: Gamble on development or risky retreat? Insights from Professor Stefan Dercon | In this 26th episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam interviews Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford and author of Gambling on Development, about the global consequences of recent aid cuts by major donor countries, particularly the United States. As foreign aid budgets shrink and populist politics gain traction, the discussion delved into the complex motivations driving these cuts and their far-reaching consequences for vulnerable comm... | 39m 38s | ||||||
| 5/28/25 | ![]() The War on Global Health | Diagnosing the Impact of Aid Cuts with Lisa Hilmi | As foreign aid cuts ripple across donor nations, global health systems are beginning to fracture. In the 25th episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam sat down with Lisa M. Hilmi, Executive Director of CORE Group, to discuss the very real and immediate consequences of this funding vacuum. Hilmi, a seasoned public health leader, has spent decades working across Africa, South Asia, and beyond, shaping frontline programs in partnership with governments and grassroots ne... | 34m 19s | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | ![]() Unveiling the aid cuts: Between chaos and power shifts | Rethinking the aid model with Katri Bertram | As foreign aid budgets shrink across Western nations, the global development sector is confronting a moment of reckoning. In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, host Hisham Allam speaks with Katri Bertram—a global health and development expert with two decades of experience spanning international organizations, NGOs, and government institutions. She is currently the International Director of Impact and Advocacy at Light for the World, focusing on disability inclusion and eye health. Her... | 30m 44s | ||||||
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