Creative Grit: The Global South Takes On COVID-19, Episode 1 Conversations With Scientists podcast

Artwork

Science Society Vivien Marx Science;mentoring; Education; Technology

Indhold leveret af Vivien Marx. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af Vivien Marx eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

Conversations with scientists « »
Creative grit: the Global South takes on COVID-19, Episode 1

2+ y ago 41:52

Del

MP3•Episode hjem

Indhold leveret af Vivien Marx. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af Vivien Marx eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

Virologist Dr Marycelin Baba from the University of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria is passionate about her work on viruses, She runs a World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited and WHO-sponsored lab where the team has worked, for example, on polio. When COVID-19 emerged, she and her team were prepared and she was called upon to help build capacity in Nigeria to address COVID-19.

When the government asked her to certify a lab not up to biosafety levels, she said no. "Even if I was to be killed, I don't mind," she says.

This is episode 1 of a series of podcasts about the grit and determination scientists in the Global South are putting to work against COVID-19. It's not, in my view, a downer of a story. It goes along with a feature I did for Nature Methods called 'Lessons from the Global South’s fight against COVID-19.' That story is here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-022-01439-w

… continue reading

48 episoder

#Science #Society #Vivien Marx #Science;mentoring; Education; Technology

Artwork

Creative grit: the Global South takes on COVID-19, Episode 1

Conversations with scientists

56 subscribers

published 2+ y ago

Del

MP3•Episode hjem

Indhold leveret af Vivien Marx. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af Vivien Marx eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

Virologist Dr Marycelin Baba from the University of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria is passionate about her work on viruses, She runs a World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited and WHO-sponsored lab where the team has worked, for example, on polio. When COVID-19 emerged, she and her team were prepared and she was called upon to help build capacity in Nigeria to address COVID-19.

When the government asked her to certify a lab not up to biosafety levels, she said no. "Even if I was to be killed, I don't mind," she says.

This is episode 1 of a series of podcasts about the grit and determination scientists in the Global South are putting to work against COVID-19. It's not, in my view, a downer of a story. It goes along with a feature I did for Nature Methods called 'Lessons from the Global South’s fight against COVID-19.' That story is here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-022-01439-w

… continue reading

48 episoder

#Science #Society #Vivien Marx #Science;mentoring; Education; Technology

Alle episoder

×

Velkommen til Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

Lyt til 500+ emner