Anna-Theresia Ekman guest on Global Health Podcast
In a recent podcast on Global Health, Anna-Theresia Ekman discusses her work in global health and sustainable development. She shares insights on interdisciplinary research, education, with a special focus on her research on children with developmental disabilities in low-income countries.
Anna-Theresia Ekman, MD and PhD student in the Global Child Health and the Sustainable Development Goals research group, is a guest on the latest episode of The Swedish Society of Medicine’s podcast “Global hälsa-podden” - a podcast about global health and sustainable development.
Anna-Theresia, who is also the former Chair of The Swedish Society of Medicine’s Committee for Global Health (2021-2024), talks about how she and the committee actively worked to stimulate interdisciplinary research and education in global health and sustainable development during her time as chairperson.
In the podcast we get to know more about various ways on how to get involved in global health: research, teaching, clinical work, and advocacy, as well as how the global health field and the world have changed significantly in recent years.
We also hear a bit about Anna-Theresia's research focusing on increasing understanding of children with developmental disabilities in low-income countries, particularly in Sub Saharan African countries.
The podcast is in Swedish.