The podcast about AI and digital health in underserved communities globally

Episodes

July 8, 2025

Healthtech comms. Communicate your impact

Your Metrics Don’t Matter If No One Gets the Message : Health Tech Comms with James Somauroo of SomX. Listen on Apple, Spotify. Watch on Youtube. We cover one of the most overlooked drivers of success in health innovation: co...

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June 11, 2025

How the World Health Organization is evolving

A conversation on the future of the World Health Organization, rethinking how we approach digital implementation and funding in LMICs, and what it really means to decolonize global health. “Countries need to be in the driver’...

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May 14, 2025

Implementation 101 and how to fail well

Implementation. What does it mean? Why is it hard? How do we get it right? Failure. Are we, in Global Digital Health, thinking and acting in a way that doesn't help us move forward? Caroline Perrin, Director of the Geneva Dig...

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May 7, 2025

From crisis to revolution. Why Africa's moment is now, a healthtech V…

A healthtech investor's view on healthcare in Africa in the next 10 years. If you’re building or investing for impact with underserved communities in Africa, this episode is for you. Rowena Luk has walked the talk. She is the...

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April 22, 2025

Regulatory strategy for founders and policy makers

Practical breadth and depth on the global state of regulation from someone at the cutting edge of regulatory policy. Shubs welcomes Hugh Harvey, founder of Hardian Health and a regulatory expert in digital health. Shubs and H...

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April 16, 2025

Health First, Innovation Second. Smisha Agarwal on what needs to chan…

Dr. Smisha Agarwal (Johns Hopkins University Global Center for Digital Health Innovation) joins me to unpack some hard truths on the Global Perspectives on Digital Health podcast. 🛑 Why global health systems remain fragile 📉 ...

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March 28, 2025

Digital mental health research insights

Bringing research to implementation. Shubs is joined by Lucy Cesnakova from DiMe in this quick dive into an important piece of research bringing insights to advance digital solutions that serve mental health, DiMe's work here...

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Feb. 10, 2025

Ethics for digital health companies

Special bonus episode. This is a shortened version of the episode with Jess Morley, focusing on ethical approaches and takeaways relevant for digital health companies. How do you move from having ethical approaches as 'nice ...

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Jan. 20, 2025

Making ethics actionable in digital health

Making Ethics Actionable. What can the UK’s AI Action plan reveal about the state of ethics in the digital health industry? If you are a health system leader or government entity, how do you elevate ethical approaches in your...

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Dec. 18, 2024

Policy insights from the Rwanda Ministry of Health and FIND

🎙️ New Episode: Connecting Global & Local Perspectives in Digital Health Implementation In this special episode, we close out the year with two fantastic guests: Rigveda Kadam , Digital and AI Lead at FIND, and Andrew Muhire ...

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Dec. 2, 2024

Co-designing mental health solutions with young people in Rwanda

Implementing a digital mental health solution in Rwanda. What does real, meaningful co-design look like? What does it mean to truly engage with a community to develop a solution they actually use and that addresses their prob...

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Nov. 13, 2024

Supporting rural healthcare in India with technology

Overview We are joined in this episode by Ruchit Nagar, the CEO and Co-Founder of Khushi Baby. For his efforts to deliver scalable public health impact, Ruchit has been recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 leader in Health Care...

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Aug. 2, 2024

Impactful digital health transformation through a clear vision and va…

Episode 6: What can we learn about creating real impact for underserved communities from The Kingdom of Eswatini, a tiny country enveloped by South Africa? Join us on the latest episode of the Global Perspectives on Digital ...

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July 4, 2024

What is the right approach for regulation and evaluation of digital h…

Episode 5: What is the right approach for regulation and evaluation of digital health technologies? In this conversation, Shubs Upadhyay interviews Stephen Gilbert, a professor of medical device regulatory science, about the ...

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May 10, 2024

Creating impact with AI in isolated communities

Episode 4: Creating real impact with AI in isolated communities In this episode, Dino, a pioneer in the digital health landscape, shares his insights on how digital solutions and AI are revolutionizing the healthcare industry...

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May 2, 2024

Bridging the Gap: The Last Mile of Healthcare with Bilal Mateen, Digi…

Episode 3: How do we meaningfully bridge policy and real impact at the last mile of healthcare. Shubs Upadhyay interviews Bilal Mateen, Executive Director of Digital Square at PATH about digital health challenges and successe...

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March 14, 2024

Health Data Poverty Part 2 with Prof Alexandre Filho

Episode 2: Practical Solutions to Health Data Poverty In this episode, we continue our exploration of health data poverty, showcasing a team that's making a real difference based on the issues discussed in Part 1 with Dr. Xia...

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March 14, 2024

Health Data Poverty Part 1 with Xiao Liu

Episode 1: Health data poverty : what can we do about it? Join us as we dive into a crucial conversation with Dr. Xiao Liu, a leading figure in AI ethics, evaluation, and regulation. This episode focuses on one of the most pr...

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March 1, 2023

GPODH - Trailer

Welcome to the trailer for the Global Perspectives on Digital Health Podcast. Join Shubs as he unpacks insights from experts and innovators creating real impact for underserved communities around the world. Shubs is a physici...

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