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A collection of ‘Five Minutes’ and ‘Hot Topics’ interviews.

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All,   Academia,   Africa,   Charity,   Diagnosis,   Drug Safety,   Education,   Entrepreneurship,   Equality,   Funding,   Larvicides,   Medicine,   Mosquito Nets,   New Technologies,   Politics,   Research & Development

Five Minutes

The Journalist Responsible for the Removal of Kenya’s Fake Malaria Drugs

Stellar Murumba has been investigating substandard antimalarial drugs. Her work has led to the Kenyan Health Ministry to recall Duo-Cotecxin, a commonly used antimalarial.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
Five Minutes

Five Minutes with Linda Lear | Rachel Carson, Silent Spring and DDT

Rachel Carson was a passionate scientist and ecologist who wrote about the environment. Her most famous book, Silent Spring, discusses the consequences of DDT misuse.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Annemarie Quinn and Code Sangala | Music Against Malaria

Annemarie Quinn and Code Sangala speak to me about their charity, Music Against Malaria. They’re currently touring Malawi to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Professor Marcia Castro | Harvard’s Online Malaria Course

Professor Marcia Castro from Harvard University helped launch MalariaX. It’s an online course that details the science and technology of malaria, as well as the historical, political, social and economic factors to its eradication.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Michelle Stanton | Using Drones to Fight Malaria

Michelle Stanton is trying to reduce malaria deaths by better understanding where mosquito breeding spots are. She’s using the power of drones to capture aerial imagery in Malawi’s drone corridor – a patch of land devoted to humanitarian drone testing.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Dr Deborah O’Neil | The Post-Antibiotic Era

Dr Deborah O’Neil is the CEO of Novabiotics, a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company. She talks to me about antibiotic resistance and the future of pharma with so-called ‘personalised medicines’.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
Five Minutes

Five Minutes with Professor Katherine Andrews | Getting Kids into STEM

There’s a significant shortage of people working in STEM, costing businesses £1.5 billion a year. Katherine Andrews, the Project Manager of ‘That’s RAD! Science’ is trying to change that by bringing STEM careers to life through educational picture books.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Rob Mather | CEO, Against Malaria Foundation

Joining me today is Rob Mather, the CEO of the Against Malaria Foundation. The foundation funds anti-malaria nets, specifically long-lasting insecticidal nets, LLINs.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Florence Bearman & Kim Van Der Wiejde | Bicycle Ambulances

Access to healthcare can be extremely limited, with the nearest health facility located hours away. Transaid is using bicycle ambulances to transport mothers and children.

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago
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Five Minutes with Sally Edgar | Animation for Public Health

What makes a public health animation effective and, as the NHS introduces an online quiz to determine heart age, will such quizzes have a greater role in public health?

By Thomas Locke, 2 years10 months ago

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