Mission
To inform and stimulate thought-provoking discussions on global health issues using well rounded research.
Vision
To be known for sparking disruptive discussions around global health.
Values
Disruptive thinking
This is an open and respectful space to shift perspectives and have uncomfortable discussions within the global health community.
Mutual respect
We have a zero-tolerance policy for hate speech or cyber bullying.
Equity
We promote equity in health by encouraging health providers and recipients to take meaningful individual and collective action.
How we work
Challenge
We work to highlight different voices missing in global health spaces by inviting multidisciplinary guest speakers and gathering audience feedback via our social media channels.
Research
We use desk-based research to gather background information around each topic and identify case studies and other areas of concern.
Reflect
Through rigorous review, we create informative, entertaining, and engaging, high quality podcast content using accessible and relatable language.
Meet your hosts
Jocelyne
Jocelyne is a host and moderator of the World Health Investigation podcast. She was born and raised in Cameroon, but also grew up in Tanzania and Switzerland. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Applied Medical Sciences and pursued her Masters in Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University College London (UCL). She has experience in public speaking, presenting, and mentoring. More importantly, she has led campaigns for improved access to care for different vulnerable groups, including people living with HIV. She has worked on multimedia content research for global health media charities and has also conducted research on the impact of the pandemic on HIV service use in South Africa. She has experience as a public health data scientist and eventually found her passion as an epidemiologist in the UK.
Edna
Edna is a host and moderator of the World Health Investigation podcast. She is originally from Zimbabwe and has also lived in Switzerland and the UK. She pursued an undergraduate degree in Applied Medical Sciences at University College London (UCL). While there, she was part of Students for Global Health UCL and organised and hosted panel discussions on various global health issues. She also worked with a research group that deals with newborn care and mobile health, where she focused on scientific communications via social media. She currently works in communications for a global health NGO based in Switzerland.