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A health and care emergency, the US constitutional weakness for pandemic response, ActionAid in conflict zones

A health and care emergency, the US constitutional weakness for pandemic response, ActionAid in conflict zones

FromThe BMJ Podcast


A health and care emergency, the US constitutional weakness for pandemic response, ActionAid in conflict zones

FromThe BMJ Podcast

ratings:
Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With a new logo, and new music, comes a revamped The BMJ Podcast.
Every two weeks we’ll be bringing you a magazine style show, more variety and perspectives on medicine, health, and wellbeing.
In this episode:
Former chief executive of the NHS, Nigel Crisp, explaining why the UK is  facing a national health and care emergency (01:22)
The guest editors of our US covid series, Gavin Yamey and Ana Diez Roux, discuss the US pandemic response, and how problems are built into the US constitution (19:48)
How The BMJ’s ActionAid appeal will help people in Gaza, Syria and Somalia (33:06)


 
Reading list:
The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS
US covid-19 lessons for future health protection and preparedness
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: ActionAid offers immediate and long term help
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.