The Scan

By The George Institute for Global Health

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The Scan podcast from The George Institute for Global Health explores the latest research, emerging evidence, and crucial progress towards developing practical approaches towards better treatments, better care and healthier societies globally.
If you’re a medical professional, work in research, or are just passionate about global health, then this is the podcast for you.

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Episode Date
How can lived experience be the voice of change? Shaping mental health care in India - Bitesize
Oct 08, 2026
Beyond the Body Women's Wellbeing Podcast Ep 4 - 30 Years After Beijing
Aug 10, 2026
Reimagining Clinical Trials in Africa: From Design to Ownership
Jun 23, 2026
Salt, Potassium, and Prevention: A New Approach to Heart Health
Mar 06, 2026
Inside the Heat in Pregnancy Study – India
Mar 06, 2026
Surgery or Therapy? The METEOR2 Debate
Feb 25, 2026
From Numbers to Narratives - Why Stories Matter in Global Health Research
Aug 25, 2025
Ubuntu Reflections 2 - Unpacking barriers and facilitators to cross-cultural sense making for building equitable health research partnerships
Jul 09, 2025
Ubuntu Reflections 1 - Research Partnerships: Gatekeepers, Champions, and the Allure of Going Rogue
Jul 09, 2025
Beyond the Body - When Tax Becomes a Tool of Abuse - Unpacking Economic Abuse and Financial Control
Jun 16, 2025
Beyond the Body: Caring & Careers - The hidden load of carers
Jun 16, 2025
Beyond the Body: Not One-Size-Fits-All - How Sex and Gender shape our health
Jun 16, 2025
Is the Hypertension Polypill the breakthrough we need for global blood pressure control?
May 16, 2025
Back pain treatment: How do we decide when – or if – to intervene?
May 14, 2025
From chronic back pain to arthritis – how can we transform patient care and why is early collaboration with clinicians essential?
Mar 04, 2025
How can we measure carbon footprint of health care and research?
Dec 13, 2024
What are we doing to ensure sex and gender is included in health research?
Dec 06, 2024
Why do we need a policy to address gender data gaps in health and medical research?
Nov 28, 2024
What is the most serious type of stroke? Investigating new treatments– I-CATCHER trial
Nov 27, 2024
What can we do differently? Learning to live again after stroke - insights for research and individuals
Oct 28, 2024
What if we could switch the salt to reduce blood pressure? - Bitesize
Aug 30, 2024
As the climate changes, how can we protect our food systems and our health?
Jun 04, 2024
Why does embracing Ubuntu matter for authentic research partnerships? - Bitesize
Feb 16, 2024
Arise Improving conditions for ‘invisible’ workers in India - Bitesize
Nov 29, 2023
How are psychedelic drugs being used to treat mental illness and why is Australia a world leader in this space? - Bitesize
Aug 29, 2023
Breathlessness - how can we improve diagnosis and treatment - Bitesize
Jun 19, 2023
Sharing experiences: combining research, clinical work and parenting
May 10, 2023
Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa: Lived experiences and opportunities for improving systems of care
May 01, 2023
Worlds Collide: What does it mean to 'go viral'?
Mar 07, 2023
How can human rights law improve women’s health? - Bitesize
Feb 16, 2023
Why is eating less salt important for heart health - Bitesize
Nov 16, 2022
What high Blood Pressure means for your brain - Bitesize
Oct 24, 2022
Sodium reduction in China - Deep dive
Sep 28, 2022
What are non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - Bitesize
Sep 05, 2022
To end the silent epidemic of drowning, whose voice matters?
Jul 25, 2022
Worlds Collide: Western world views shape medical education and global health research
Jul 21, 2022
Worlds Collide: How editors shape an academic journal
Jul 14, 2022
Worlds Collide: Decolonising minds and navigating the academic space
Jul 06, 2022
Worlds Collide: Growing up in non-Western culture & effect on thinking about global health
Jun 29, 2022
A discussion about the Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer - Dr Ophira Ginsburg and Dr Carinna Hockham
May 06, 2022
Perspectives, Practices, and Environmental Footprints of menstrual hygiene management in India
Feb 16, 2022
Tackling the stigma: Let’s talk about menstrual hygiene in India
Dec 16, 2021
Primary health care a fundamental right of communities in India
Nov 25, 2021
ASHAs the backbone of India’s primary health care
Nov 11, 2021
Living through crisis: the COVID-19 situation in India
May 25, 2021
Fighting stigma in mental health in India
Apr 23, 2021
Tackling common mental disorders in rural areas in India
Apr 09, 2021
The Scan - Trailer
Mar 18, 2021