Francesco
From Global Health Lives by Delan Devakumar
October 13, 2024 · 35 min · Season 5 · Episode 28
About this episode
Professor Francesco Checchi discusses his extensive work in epidemiology, focusing on mortality in conflicts and vaccinations, while also addressing his personal mental health journey.
Professor Francesco Checchi is a professor of epidemiology and international health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Francesco is an epidemiologist who has worked for 25 years in crisis and humanitarian settings with Médecins Sans Frontières and Save the Children and as an academic. In this episode he talks about his work estimating mortality in conflicts and on vaccinations. He also discusses broader issues about humanitarian work. Francesco also talks about his own mental health and how he has coped.
People in this episode
Host: Delan Devakumar
Guest: Francesco Checchi
Topics covered
- epidemiology
- humanitarian work
- mental health
- vaccinations
- conflict mortality
Keywords
- epidemiology
- humanitarian
- mortality
- vaccinations
- mental health
- conflict
- Francesco Checchi
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Médecins Sans Frontières, Save the Children
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