About this episode

The episode discusses recent trends in child mortality and the implications for global health, featuring insights from experts in the field.

New estimates of Global Patterns in Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Mortality have been published - and while there has been a huge improvement, those gains are in danger - and we’re seeing worrying trends. Kate Strong, a Scientist at the World Health Organization and Lucia Hug, a specialist in statistics and monitoring for UNICEF, join us to explain the data - and why they are worried about our ability to measure this in the future. Helen Sharman is the first British Astronaut to make it to space - this week she was at the Royal College of GPs giving the General Medical Council's annual Marx lecture. She joins us to discuss how research in space might impact healthcare on Earth, and what the NHS can learn from cosmonaut teamwork. Finally, The government and doctors in England are not getting on well - we’ve had a series of strikes from the resident doctors, GPs are in dispute about the imposition of a new contract, and now consultants are being polled on industrial action. BMA Consultants Committee co-chairs Shanu Dutta and Helen Neary explain why. Reading list Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Mortality Global, regional, and national levels and trends in under 5, infant, and…

People in this episode

Guests: Kate Strong, Lucia Hug, Helen Sharman, Shanu Dutta, Helen Neary

Topics covered

• child mortality
• healthcare trends
• space research
• NHS
• doctor strikes
• global health

Keywords

• child mortality
• neonatal mortality
• adolescent mortality
• healthcare
• NHS
• doctor strikes
• space research
• UNICEF
• WHO

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organization, UNICEF, Royal College of GPs, General Medical Council, BMA Consultants Committee

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