Public Health Unpacked
Unpacking Public Health and Community Medicine topics into digestible chunks. Questions, comments, suggestions welcomed at https://www.facebook.com/PublicHealthUnpacked Thank you. Background music credits to Tim Moor from Pixabay.
Podcasting since 2021 • 11 episodes
Public Health Unpacked
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PHU 010: Dengue Fever - NO Aedes NO Dengue
DENGUE fever - "No Aedes, No Dengue"Today we'll unpack a totally preventable, vector-borne disease --> Dengue Fever.However, as one of the NTDs, Dengue disproportionately affects those who are marginalized, have ...
March 15, 2022
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Episode 10
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15:59
PHU 009: NTD Neglected Tropical Diseases
World NTD Day - 30th JanuaryNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are a group of diseases that has high morbidity burden to the population with which it affects. NTD forms a compounding problem for those already disadv...
January 30, 2022
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Episode 9
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5:55
PHU 008: Post-vaccination era, Endemic Phase of the COVID19 Pandemic
We are now (October 2021) in the post-vaccination era.The emergence of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV 2 virus has made the endemicity of this pandemic an inevitable outcome.We will enter into the endemic phase of...
October 11, 2021
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Episode 8
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8:23
PHU 007: Stigma - What is it, Why does it occur and Why is it dangerous during this Pandemic
Today we'll be unpacking STIGMA - The what, why and how can we recognize it.Tune in to find out what are the 3 factors that led to stigma.By recognizing these factors, we can perhaps regulate ourselves and understand why we feel...
June 26, 2021
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Episode 7
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6:41
PHU 006: Contact Tracing - What, Why, How
Contact tracing is one of the cornerstone of infectious disease outbreak control.In this episode, we'll unpack the What, Why, and How of Contact Tracing. We'll also discuss the factors that determine the extent of contact tracing and dr...
May 20, 2021
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Episode 6
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8:41