Talking Global Maternal & Child Health

In this podcast episode, hosted by Professor Mu Li, we hear from three experts in breastfeeding promotion speaking on breastmilk substitutes marketing. Dr Nina Chad introduces the background and gives an overview of the World Health Organisation International code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes, and the challenges the world faces in implementing and enforcing the code. Dr Julie Smith talks about the situation in Australia, which relies on the formula industry self-regulation instead of government regulation, and how it costs society, families, and the health system. Ms Naomi Hull tells us about the impact of breastmilk substitutes marketing, highlighting how the formula industry targets health professionals.

In this podcast episode, hosted by Dr Sarah Bernays we hear from three experts working in paediatric tuberculosis (TB) around the world. Prof Ben Marais introduces the reasons why diagnosis and treatment of paediatric TB has historically lagged even further behind than adult TB and amazing potential for progress that exists. Dr Julie Huynh talks us through one example of this in research that she is doing in Vietnam within the SURE trial, which is testing the effectiveness of treatments that can be delivered at scale globally. Finally, we hear from Ms Patricia Moscibrodski, who tells us about a recently completed qualitative study that she conducted with adolescents affected by TB in Zimbabwe, highlighting the need for us to focus on addressing the pyschosocial effects of TB and how the provision of support may improve both TB outcomes, but also young people’s mental health.

In this fifth episode, Prof Kirsten Black (an academic gynecologist at the University of Sydney) discusses her recent work on preconception care which describes health interventions to optimise the health of women and their partners prior to pregnancy and improves health related outcomes for themselves and their children. She also discusses some of the things that can negatively affect a pregnancy and the importance of education and improving policy to Improve the health of future generations. Interviewer: Kurt Lewis Interviewee: Prof Kirsten Black This podcast series is presented by the University of Sydney Global Maternal and Child Health Network. The copyright is owned by the University of Sydney. All rights reserved - No reproduction or use of this content without written consent of University of Sydney.

In this fourth episode, Dr Gulam Khandaker (Director of Public Health and Public Health Physician for Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service) discusses his past work, his amazing team, the findings of his research in Cerebral Palsy. They also discuss the $1.3 million-dollar National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant to study epidemiology, early detection, and intervention for children with Cerebral Palsy in low-and-middle-income countries. If you are interested in donating, your time or money to causes mention in this podcast interview check out the following links. STEPtember | Move Together for Cerebral Palsy Grace Gala 2022 (schf.org.au) Wheelchairs for Kids | Children's Wheelchairs | Home CSF – Child Sight Foundation | (csf-global.org) Interviewer: Kurt Lewis Interviewee: Dr Gulam Khandaker This podcast series is presented by the University of Sydney Global Maternal and Child Health Network. The copyright is owned by the University of Sydney. All rights reserved - No reproduction or use of this content without written consent of University of Sydney.