Podcasts about medecins sans frontieres

Labor's Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called "incumbency curse" to be re-elected Australia's prime minister in a landslide. Also on the programme, the medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, says one of its hospitals in South Sudan has been bombed and that there are reports of deaths and injuries; and, Warren Buffett - regarded as one of the world's most influential investors - has surprised shareholders by announcing he'll retire from his firm by the end of the year.(Photo: Australia holds Federal Elections, Sydney - 03 May 2025 LUKAS COCH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Hamas' armed wing is to delay the release of more Israeli hostages planned for this weekend. For more on this middle east reporter, Orly Halperin and Meinie Nicolai, senior humanitarian advisor with Medecins Sans Frontieres.

The future of the Israel-Hamas war hangs in the balance, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump at the White House today. The US president is eager to see the war over, while Netanyahu, for various reasons, might be intent on continuing the fight. Amos Harel is a military analyst for Ha'aretz and he joins the program from Tel Aviv.   Also on today's show: Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim, Medecins Sans Frontieres; Director RaMell Ross ("Nickel Boys"); Karoun Demirjian, reporter, The New York Times  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome To Country News headlines 7.15 Human Rights Day Rally- segment from the Flagstaff Gardens, with Uncle Robbie Thorpe,Ballardong/ Yuid Nyungah man Uncle Desmond Blurton, and Community member Glen. 7.30 Tilman Ruff spoke about the recent International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons report on the link between nuclear war, weapons, energy generation & climate crisis.https://icanw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/ICAN-Nuclear-weapons-and-our-climate-web-pages.pdf 8am Alexandra Brown, Medecins Sans Frontieres Medical Communications Adviser spoke about MSF's programme on acute malnutrition.www.msf.org.au SongsFirst Aid Kit - The Lions RoarWooden Shjips- GhoulsJack White - Old Scratch Blues

Wednesday Breakfast 2 October 2024Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines// Arunn Jegan from Medecins Sans Frontieres spoke about the situation facing Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh// Tasnim Sammak from Free Palestine Coalition Naarm on commemorating the beginning of the current unceasing bombing of Gaza// Tim Hollo executive director of The Green Institute continued our series on local democracy in the run-up to the local council elections// Music:Mawtini by Mohamed YoussefDjapana by Yothu Yindi 

Ua 'ai'oi le fa'alapotopotoga a foma'i (Doctors Without Borders) po'o le Medecins Sans Frontieres i le malo tele i Ausetalia, e fa'atulagaina ni Sa ma Sala i le faigamalo i Isara'elu.

In today's episode, we are interviewing Gwen Young, the CEO of Women Business Collaborative (WBC).  Ms. Young is also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University.  She has had an amazing career, formerly serving as the Director of the Global Women's Leadership Initiative at the Wilson Center.  Prior to that she worked at some amazing international organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medecins Sans Frontieres, the International Rescue Committee, and the Harvard Institute for International Development.  She is our first CEO guest and we were very excited to learn about her work at WBC and about her career. Please take a few minutes to listen to this episode, her stories and her words of wisdom make this a can't miss episode!

A United Nations expert has found reasonable grounds to believe Israel has commited genocide in Gaza, during its military campaign against Hamas. The report by the Special Rapporteur cites what it describes as Israel's intention to destroy Palestinians as a group "in whole or in part". Meanwhile, various aid agencies said Gaza is inching ever closer to to widespread famine. Medecins Sans Frontieres spokesperson, Simon Eccleshall, speaks to Lisa Owen.

We hear about the appalling conditions during the on-going tragedy in Gaza from a co-ordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres who recently returned from a mission there.

Learn how it is that Dr. Lipoff and I ended up connecting to have this conversation! (for the impatient ones [like me], find this info at 5:44). Dr. Jules Lipoff, MD is a dermatologist practicing in northwest Philadelphia and Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.  He runs a PRIDE clinic (PRoviding Integrated Dermatology for Everyone) serving both LGBT patients and patients living with HIV for every major health system and LGBT center in the Philadelphia area.  He also serves as senior subspecialist telemedicine consultant for Medecins Sans Frontieres and writes as a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.  In addition to his over 100 published academic articles, his creative work includes podcasts, screenplays, short films, medical consulting for television, and beyond the Inquirer, his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Slate, Vox, The Hill, STAT News, and JAMA.

Do you know what's happening right now at Gaza's biggest hospital?  The Dar al-Shifa hospital is currently on its third day without power, fuel, water or food after a number of bombardments, while Hamas militants and Israeli troops clash outside its doors. It's created a humanitarian crisis inside the hospital's walls as doctors desperately try to save the sick and dying. On this extra episode of The Briefing, we speak with Arunn Jegan from Medecins Sans Frontieres – or Doctors Without Borders - the independent international medical humanitarian organisation, who currently has volunteers inside al-Shifa hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we meet Nurse Unit Manager Lisa Gray. She has worked in remote NT and Cape York in various positions with government, health and AMS's. She shares stories from her time both in Australia as well as in South Sudan and Ethiopia with Medecins Sans Frontieres. If you are interested in more information or sharing your story and being a guest on future podcasts, contact me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anurseoutwhere@outlook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow for more episodes and updates on social media: Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/anurseoutwhere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/anurseoutwhere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anurseoutwhere.com.au⁠

On Monday 6th of February the regions of Southeastern Türkiye and norther Syria were struck by two devastating earthquakes that measured up to 7.8 on the Richter scale. Thousands of people have lost their homes and the death toll is currently estimated to have passed 21,000 people with this number rising as the rescue effort continues. In the wake of the destruction, organisations like Médecins Sans Frontieres are working to provide emergency aid to the region delivering urgently needed supplies and medical aid. Thomas Kauffman, the general director of Medecins Sans Frontieres joined Tom on the Breakfast show this morning to discuss how the organisation has reacted to the crisis and how people can help by supporting their efforts. Information on how to donate can be found at https://www.msf.lu/

Mister Kindness Podcast 46. Joining us from Geneva, Switzerland is Lachlan McIver, an Australian doctor working for Medecins Sans Frontieres (msf.org). He learned his craft as a doctor in super remote areas of Australia and the Pacific Islands. We talk about his training, global health crises of our time, then take a hard left into ayahuasca and other psychedelic treatments for depression and PTSD. His life is so wild he wrote a book about it called 'Life and Death Decisions' which caused a bidding war between publishers. Awesome chat.  Enjoy...*DISCLAIMER* Even though he's a highly experienced doctor we are not advocating the use of psychedelics. If you are thinking of doing so please consult your own doctor first, blah blah blah, you get the gist...Check out his website https://drlachlanmciver.com/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/drlachlanmciverFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/misterkindness_pod Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg8snrvTqs8_AjgIq_sIsMg Mis ter Kindness on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/njohn.kindness.9on#australia #doctor #medic #ayahuasca #psychedelics #PTSD #depression #Vanuatu #medecinssansfrontieres #misterkindnesspodcast #millaamillaa #torresstrait #ultimopressLow No Drinker Magazine PodcastMeeting the people & brands leading the low-&-no-alcohol revolution!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

The southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been under constant attack from Russian forces for 19 days, resulting in what the Red Cross has called a ‘humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions.' On the Sky News Daily, Jonathan Samuels is joined by our data and forensics journalist Jack Taylor to analyse some of the latest footage coming out of Mariupol, and talks to Kate White from Medecins Sans Frontieres, who have 14 volunteers in the besieged city. Daily podcast team: Editor - Paul Stanworth Editor – Philly Beaumont Senior podcast producer - Annie Joyce Podcast producer – Rosie Gillott & Soila Apparicio Junior podcast producer – Aishah Rahman Interviews producer – Reece Denton Digital producer - David Chipakupaku Archive - Simon Windsor, Nelly Stefanova, Rob Fellowes Music - Steven Wheeler

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) emphasizes that the best way to reduce the risk of getting and transmitting COVID-19 is through widespread vaccination. It is critical that technology and intellectual property linked to COVID-19 medical tools and vaccines are shared, allowing low- and middle-income countries to more easily access or manufacture these tools, thereby reducing mortality and morbidity GUEST: Dr. Jason Nickerson, Humanitarian Affairs Advisor for Doctors Without Borders - The omicron variant is dealing a blow to optimistic hopes that the world economy would enter 2022 on a firmer footing, potentially undermining plans by policy makers to focus on inflation rather than weak demand. Researchers worldwide are racing to understand the full impact of the new strain , and governments have banned travellers from South Africa and nearby countries on concerns omicron could evade the protection of vaccines and fuel new surges. What comes next will be dictated by what scientists discover about the new COVID-19 variant, including how resistant it is to vaccines and how more transmissible it is than the delta variant which raged in recent months without sending economies back toward recessions. GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer Concordia University - The federal government has introduced a reworked bill aiming to outright prohibit both adults and children from being subjected to conversion therapy practices, pledging to the LGBTQ2S+ community that this time will be different. The legislation, titled Bill C-4, proposes to eliminate the harmful practice in Canada for all ages, through four new Criminal Code offences. It includes wider-reaching vocabulary of what constitutes conversion therapy than what the federal government attempted to pass in the last Parliament.  After the Liberals campaigned on the promise to re-introduce legislation within the first 100 days of a new mandate, now the government says it's determined to get it passed, citing widespread support and confidence in the constitutionality of the bill in the face of early detractors.  GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan Bannon is a photographer and teacher based between New York and Nairobi, Kenya. We talk about the work his students are showing at the JKC Gallery as part of The Mark and the Memory show curated by Ryann Casey. The work comes from a workshop taught by Brendan and Julian Chinana called Odyssey that is offered to combat veterans to help them process their experiences through the use of the camera. We talk about how Brendan suffered from depression while taking care of his mother who was suffering from MS and how photography helped him to stop time when he needed it to and also allowed him to re-engage with the world. We also talk about Brendan's many other projects working with refugee children, children with AIDS, and the many NGO's that he has worked with over the years.   https://www.mostimportantpicture.org https://www.ginnyrosestewart.com https://jkcgallery.online   This episode is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club, a monthly subscription service for photobook enthusiasts. Working with the most respected names in contemporary photography, Charcoal selects and delivers essential photobooks to a worldwide community of collectors. Each month, members receive a signed, first-edition monograph and an exclusive print to add to their collections. www.charcoalbookclub.com     Brendan Bannon is a photographer and teacher based between New York and Nairobi, Kenya.   Bannon's work has appeared in The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Telegraph, the Independent, the Guardian, Monocle Magazine, KWANI?,  and other international publications. His projects have been exhibited internationally at UN headquarters in New York, at Chautauqua Institution's VACI galleries, The Burchfield Penney Museum and the Quick Center for the Arts.    His educational projects include Daily Dispatches an innovative daily journalism and public art project made collaboratively with colleges in the USA. Dispatches featured a story a day from Nairobi beamed across the world, printed and shared in public space on American college campuses.    Another  project, Do You See What I See? is an arts education initiative conducted through UNHCR for children in refugee camps, giving them voice and an opportunity to share stories through their own photography and writing.    Brendan Bannon's interest in photography was sparked by his mother, an amateur photographer with a darkroom in the bathroom, and his father, who placed him at age 10 in front of drawers of antique photographs and asked him to select the interesting ones for an exhibition on the history of photography.   During his 20's Bannon ran a house painting business and took care of his mother who had multiple sclerosis, an experience he credits with informing his approach to photography. "I don't shy away from difficult stories. The experience of taking care of my mother showed me clearly that behind every moment of perceived suffering there is a profound victory over circumstances. I look at people's lives as being full of meaningful relationships, striving against the odds and achieving small victories."   Bannon also works regularly for International NGOs including Medecins Sans Frontieres, UNHCR, UNICEF and CARE International.

Our guest this week is an International Aid Worker recently evacuated from Myanmar and previously a church bus accident avoider. Mr. Matt Pietz joins Jane and Micah for a fun romp through covid, a terrible bus driver encounter, evacuations and how future Matt Pietz on a deathbed makes decisions. Here is a link to donate to https://www.msf.org/ (Medecins Sans Frontieres), a humanitarian medical assistance organization that Matt says always does great work. That website again is at https://www.msf.org/ Follow We're Dying Here at https://www.facebook.com/weredyinghere (https://www.facebook.com/weredyinghere) & https://www.instagram.com/weredyinghere (https://www.instagram.com/weredyinghere) If you have a moment, please rate, review and/or subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-dying-here/id1535494427 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-dying-here/id1535494427) For more, visit us at https://www.weredyinghere.com/ (https://www.weredyinghere.com) This is Micah's website: https://micahsherman.com/ (https://micahsherman.com) We can't promise you everlasting life, but we can promise a more enjoyable ride while you're here!

Medecins Sans Frontieres has stepped in to provide additional support to the Illawarra Women's Health Centre to help manage the increased rates of domestic violence during the pandemic.

Europe 1 Studio lance ce jeudi son nouveau podcast intitulé "Première ligne" à l'occasion des 50 ans de l’ONG Médecins sans Frontières. Pour en parler, Matthieu Belliard reçoit Rony Brauman, médecin et ancien président de Médecins sans Frontières.

On today’s podcast, we have the pleasure to talk to our honored guests, Dr. Rixa Freeze and Dr. David Hayes about breech vaginal birth.  Dr. Rixa Freeze has a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and is a researcher, professor, and mother of four children. Her current research specialization is vaginal breech birth, and she's president of Breech Without Borders, a 501(c)3 non-profit. She also blogs at Stand and Deliver. Dr. David Hayes, MD, is an OBGYN who works at Harvest Moon Women’s Health with an academic background and a passion for science and its proper application to clinical medicine. Dr. Hayes has worked for Medecins Sans Frontieres, Doctors Without Borders, and is trained in critical care obstetrics.  We with talk about the evidence-based research around breech vaginal birth. We also talk about their innovative approach to breech vaginal birth training with Breech Without Borders.  RESOURCES: Learn more about Breech Without Borders here (https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/).  Learn more about Dr. Freeze and Stand and Deliver here (https://arixa.blogspot.com).  Learn more about Dr. Hayes and Harvest Moon Women’s Health here (https://www.harvestmoonwomenshealth.com/).  For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

The medical aid-agency Medecins Sans Frontieres has condemned "deliberate and generalized" attacks on health clinics in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Last November, the Ethiopian Government launched an attack blaming the ruling party in the region, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), for attacks on federal army camps. Our Africa Editor Will Ross tells us the details of the damages reported by MSF More kidnappings in Kaduna State, Nigeria- but this time abductors reach a new low, targetting primary school children. The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says people living in Sub-Saharan Africa eat fewer fruit and vegetables than the global average (already low). We speak to Senior Food Nutritionist at FAO, Mphumuzi Sukati, who highlights how much you should be eating and what happens if you don't get enough of it.

Ẹ n lẹ [en-le] Glocal Citizens! That's "hello" in Yoruba which is hometown glocal speak for this week's guest, Sarah Adeyinka. Sarah is a humanitarian researcher currently carrying out research on exploitation, human trafficking and irregular migration. Prior to joining academia, Sarah worked with several NGOs for over a decade before transitioning into academia. She is also the founder of CoCreate VZW - a non-governmental organization that provides training for anti-trafficking organizations and aims to create multiple avenues through which survivors can sustain themselves and thrive. This March we're honoring women making history and hope you too can offer your support with a donation to CoCreate - find out more here (https://cocreatengo.org/). Coupling the training, experience and information Sarah has gained as a researcher with her experiences as a practitioner are key for effectiveness in her field which facilitates her ability to consult with organizations and offer presentations on anti-trafficking measures and working with/caring for survivors of human trafficking with a focus on Nigerian women. Fun fact, Sarah's education, curiosity and work have taken her to over 40 countries on five continents. This March, Sarah will become a published author with her first book, Nigerian and Ghanaian Women Working in the Brussels Red-Light District (https://www.routledge.com/Nigerian-and-Ghanaian-Women-Working-in-the-Brussels-Red-Light-District/Adeyinka-Samyn-Zemni-Derluyn/p/book/9780367745530). Get your copy today! Where to find Sarah? www.sarahadeyinka.com (https://www.sarahadeyinka.com/) www.cocreatengo.org (https://cocreatengo.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahadeyinka/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/sarahaadeyinka?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sarahadeyinka/) What's Sarah watching? The Mentalist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/) Other topics of interest: Child Move Project (https://childmove.com/) Médecins Sans Frontières (https://www.msf.org/refugees-idps-and-people-move) Tongan for Beginners (https://unilang.org/course.php?res=81) Special Guest: Sarah Adeyinka.

Ẹ n lẹ [en-le] Glocal Citizens! That's "hello" in Yoruba which is hometown glocal speak for this week's guest, Sarah Adeyinka. Sarah is a humanitarian researcher currently carrying out research on exploitation, human trafficking and irregular migration. Prior to joining academia, Sarah worked with several NGOs for over a decade before transitioning into academia. She is also the founder of CoCreate VZW - a non-governmental organization that provides training for anti-trafficking organizations and aims to create multiple avenues through which survivors can sustain themselves and thrive. This March we're honoring women making history and hope you too can offer your support with a donation to CoCreate - find out more here (https://cocreatengo.org/). Coupling the training, experience and information Sarah has gained as a researcher with her experiences as a practitioner are key for effectiveness in her field which facilitates her ability to consult with organizations and offer presentations on anti-trafficking measures and working with/caring for survivors of human trafficking with a focus on Nigerian women. Fun fact, Sarah's education, curiosity and work have taken her to over 40 countries on five continents. This March, Sarah will become a published author with her first book, Nigerian and Ghanaian Women Working in the Brussels Red-Light District (https://www.routledge.com/Nigerian-and-Ghanaian-Women-Working-in-the-Brussels-Red-Light-District/Adeyinka-Samyn-Zemni-Derluyn/p/book/9780367745530). Get your copy today! Where to find Sarah? www.sarahadeyinka.com (https://www.sarahadeyinka.com/) www.cocreatengo.org (https://cocreatengo.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahadeyinka/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/sarahaadeyinka?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sarahadeyinka/) What's Sarah watching? The Mentalist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/) Other topics of interest: Child Move Project (https://childmove.com/) Médecins Sans Frontières (https://www.msf.org/refugees-idps-and-people-move) Tongan for Beginners (https://unilang.org/course.php?res=81) Special Guest: Sarah Adeyinka.

Alex is joined by Dr Maryann Noronha, who not only works for the NHS as an Emergency Medicine Consultant, but also volunteers overseas in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. She has dedicated her time to caring for women and children in refugee camps, setting up hospitals and clinics, and helping communities at risk who find it hard to access health care. If you want to get in touch or you have a question, please email askdralexgeorge@gmail.com Please do subscribe, rate and review the show. Thank you to Co-op Health for sponsoring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co-op Health app today. Content warning: contains references to medical procedures, war injuries, sick children, end of life care, death In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here. For more information on Medecins Sans Frontieres, please go to www.msf.org.uk

In part two of our maternal health series, we explore the journey through pregnancy, birth, and the post-natal period – including the planning involved, the decisions made, and any healthcare a person may receive along the way. We started out our conversation with Madeleine Springate-Combs, a midwife in Ontario, who told us about why someone may choose to receive care from a midwife and the philosophy of midwifery. We also spoke to midwife Lauren Wattam, who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and practiced midwifery in missions to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Yemen. She told us about the important roles that midwives can play throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world and the impacts of global health outreach. We also spoke to Dr. John Kingdom, the chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and professor of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Toronto, and a clinician-scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital. He told us about some of the complications that can arise in pregnancy and the work he does to deal with them. Finally, we spoke to Jane Francis, a registered dietician and PhD candidate in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on providing accessible breastfeeding support to mothers from marginalized populations. Canadian Association of Midwives Mount Sinai Ontario Fetal Centre Medecins Sans Frontieres Vulnerable mothers' experiences breastfeeding with an enhanced community lactation support program Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Parkdale Queen West Community Health Center – Pregnancy and Parenting Programs The danger of a single story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams

In part two of our maternal health series, we explore the journey through pregnancy, birth, and the post-natal period – including the planning involved, the decisions made, and any healthcare a person may receive along the way. We started out our conversation with Madeleine Springate-Combs, a midwife in Ontario, who told us about why someone may choose to receive care from a midwife and the philosophy of midwifery. We also spoke to midwife Lauren Wattam, who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and practiced midwifery in missions to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Yemen. She told us about the important roles that midwives can play throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world and the impacts of global health outreach. We also spoke to Dr. John Kingdom, the chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and professor of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Toronto, and a clinician-scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital. He told us about some of the complications that can arise in pregnancy and the work he does to deal with them. Finally, we spoke to Jane Francis, a registered dietician and PhD candidate in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on providing accessible breastfeeding support to mothers from marginalized populations. Canadian Association of Midwives Mount Sinai Ontario Fetal Centre Medecins Sans Frontieres Vulnerable mothers' experiences breastfeeding with an enhanced community lactation support program Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Parkdale Queen West Community Health Center – Pregnancy and Parenting Programs The danger of a single story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams

Caitlin Ryan shares with us her experience working for the international humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). For the past six years, Caitlin worked in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. She has recently returned to Australia to study and be closer to her family.

The international aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says dozens of people with coronavirus symptoms are dying at home every day in the city of Aden.

British-born photographer Tom Craig began his photographic journey as a reportage and documentary photographer, working for clients such as Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Independent newspaper, before a commission from Vogue magazine to shoot a fashion story came “like a bolt from the blue” and altered the course of his career irrevocably. Since then Tom has travelled all over the world for both editorial and commercial clients, largely defying categorization by any specific photographic genre. His projects have spanned portraiture, fashion, travel and advertising commissions in over a hundred countries and his work has featured in the world’s most high profile international publications, among them Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ and The Sunday Times magazine, and in campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Alice Temperley, Mr. Porter, Persol and Oxfam.Tom is also well known for his long and unique professional collaboration and close friendship with the writer A.A. Gill, which spanned 25 locations across the globe until it was brought to an untimely end by Gill’s death in 2016.Tom has either won or been nominated three times for 'British Magazine Photographer of the Year’ three times, exhibited for five consecutive years at the National Portrait Gallery, served as Photographer-in-Residence for the Royal Geographical Society, was named The Telegraph "Travel Photographer of the Year”, participated in the prestigious World Press Master Class and was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's prize for a notable achievement in the art of photography by someone under 35. On episode 130, Tom discusses, among other things:What he was up to before lockdownHaving a ‘studio’ of people - the pros and consApproaching photography as a businessThe notion of personal workDistillation, creating a voice and a language……And translating that into imagesHow his commission from vogue came as a “bolt from the blue” changed everythingDiversity and avoiding pidgeonholesTrying to live life to the full and expressing that photographicallyReferenced:Arthur ElgortIrving PennDiana VreelandDavid BaileyRichard AvedonRinko KawauchiMartin ParrJosef KoudelkaDavid La ChapelleRobert CapaChris Steele PerkinsAlex ShulmanBay GarnettSophie BaudrandGarry WinograndAidan SullivanCheryl Newman Website | Instagram | Twitter“Have as much fun and enjoyment and engagment with all of it, as often as you can and as thoroughly as you can, and ultimately, hopefully, that will come across in the images. And if you can see even a modicum of that sentiment in the photographs that I’ve taken or in that Instagram feed, then that makes me really happy. Because that’s what I want. I want there to be a sense of life, a sense of light and a sense of joy in those pictures. ”  

Host Lou Hamilton interviews Alison Criado-Perez, a registered nurse who later in life packed her bags and headed to the frontline to help with humanitarian aid for Medecins Sans Frontieres. She was scared, but did it anyway. She went out on one mission, and then another and then another. The Imposter Syndrome tried to make her change her mind every time. Nevertheless when she decided each one was the last, she would find a reason to go off again. Helping people, despite the danger to herself, is what makes her courageous. Seeing the positive impact MSF brings with their support and skills, is what keeps her going. Now, after her last trip to Yemen, she is in lockdown, wondering what the future holds. Please follow her on twitter @alicriadoperez or read her blog on msf.org.uk/aliLou is co-founder with Meredith Hepner-Chapman of Brave New You Ltd.If you would like to join our tribe of Brave New Girls and guys go to https://www.brave-new-you.com/tribePodcast production: www.podstarpr.comMusic licensed from Melody Loops

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KNOWLEDGE DISPELS FEAR The three experts we have for this special edition podcast have qualifications that are far to long to list. Dr Moradi is one of the most qualified Surgeons we have here in Australia along side him we have Dr Rowan Gillies. Dr Gillies  BSci(Med) MBBS (Hons) FRACS is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with a fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He has recently returned from a Senior Clinical Fellowship at Harvard Medical School as well as a Clinical Observership at the Jules Verne Clinic, Nantes, France.He has spent a significant part of his career overseas, working as a general doctor, administrator and surgeon with Medecins Sans Frontieres. And alongside these two men we have Harriet Walker, Harriet is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Accredited Sports Dietitian. 

How amazing would it be to travel the world doing what you love? Kathryn’s guest Katy Peters has the opportunity to do just that. Listen, as Katy shares her journey across the globe as a nurse and travel health specialist as the founder and director of the London Vaccination Clinic. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Wales and a Diploma in Tropical Nursing from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicines plus several more.   Katy is the chair of the British Global and Travel Health Association (BGTHA) and also consults in vaccine hesitancy. She is a member of the Faculty Travel Medicine team and the founder of The Global Vaccination Summit. Her extensive clinical experience throughout the world includes working with Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Demographic Republic of Congo, Kikkim North East India, and the Bahamas. Katy has worked in the Welsh Regional burn unit, general and neurological intensive care, and practice nursing in the UK.   Listen in as Katy shares why she started her company, the shift in her mindset around leadership, and how she believes you need to be engaged and connected to your team when you own a small company. She describes some of the mistakes she made while starting her company, the launch of her personal brand, and where she sees herself in the next five to ten years.   Katy has experienced so much in the last eight years, and we are lucky that she is here to share it with us today. She is someone who sets her mind to accomplishing her goals, met those goals, and continues to exceed them. We can all learn from her.  In This Episode [01:17] Katy, I am so happy to have you on the show. [01:50] Katy shares a little of her background, why she does what she does, and how she got to where she is today. [04:36] Katy speaks about starting her own company in London in 2013. [06:36] Katy shares some of the things she has done in her business that she had made her proud. [09:22] What are some of the great things that have come from the mindset shift you have had in your leadership abilities? [12:08] Katy believes that when you own a small company, you need to be connected to your team, leaning in and stepping forward to be present and engaged. [14:03] Are there some mistakes that you have made running your company that you want to share? [16:43] Katy speaks about her personal brand that she launched that focuses on immunization and travel health. [20:24] What are you hoping to achieve in the next five to ten years? [24:40] Katy hopes that her children will see that you can accomplish anything that you put your mind to, and she hopes she inspires them. [27:26] Katy shares that her son is starting to ask questions and understand what she does and how proud he is of her. [28:43] Thank you so much for being so generous with your time today Katy.   Links and Resources Business Bravery Business Bravery on Facebook Business Bravery on Linkedin Business Bravery Mastermind Kathryn Porritt Kathryn on Linkedin Kathryn on Twitter Kathryn on Facebook Kathryn on Instagram To Find Katy Katy Peters @katypetersinc Facebook | LinkedIn  @bearskipeters Twitter @kcvpeters Instagram

Dustin Plantholt’s “Life’s Tough—You Can Be Tougher” podcast this week features Ben Kane, bestselling novelist, specializing in historical fiction. He is best known for The Forgotten Legion, Spartacus and Hannibalbook series. Eleven of his thirteen novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers, and his books have been published in thirteen countries, including the US, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany, Russia and the Netherlands. Ben Kane was born in Nairobi, Kenya—as his dad worked there as a veterinarian—and moved to Ireland with his family at age seven. As a child, he loved to read—especially historical works—that included medieval tales, Sherlock Holmes stories, and fantasy novels from JRR Tolkien to Guy Gavriel Kay to Stephen Donaldson. In his early adulthood, and as a genuine animal lover (and following in his dad’s footsteps), he studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin. In 1996, after 5 years of college, a career as a veterinarian began. Soon after, his love of history took him abroad as he set off on a 3-month solo trip along part of the ancient Silk Road. Visiting the ruins of Merv, in Turkmenistan, it sparked his interest in ancient Roman history. Shortly after returning, he felt the urge to travel again, and in 1998—indulging his passion for ancient history—he set out on a trip around the world which lasted for nearly 3 years. It was during this prolonged time abroad that he first had thoughts of writing military historical fiction and having a career apart from being a veterinarian. What started as a hobby soon became an obsession, and about four years later The Forgotten Legion emerged into the light. Through hard work and perseverance, and with the help of his dedicated agent, Charlie Viney, a book deal was secured in the summer of 2007. That started a burgeoning writing career and a new chapter in Ben’s life. In 2013, for an honorable charitable cause, Kane and two author friends walked the entire length (84 miles) of Hadrian’s Wall—Britain’s largest Roman archaeological feature and one of its major ancient tourist attractions—while wearing full Roman military outfits, including hobnailed boots. They raised nearly £19,000 for Combat Stress and Medecins Sans Frontieres. In 2014, they walked again in Italy, raising over £26,500. A documentary film was made about their walk, titled The Road to Rome, with Ian McKellen narrating. Since 2014, Kane has continued to raise money for charitable causes. To date, he has raised more than $130,000. Having visited nearly 70 countries and all seven continents, he now lives in Somerset, England with his wife and children. Join Dustin and Ben for an enlightening conversation and hear how Ben’s passion for history led him to a career as an acclaimed author.

This week Aria Salan and Mickey Flykick are solo (sort of) to learn about the truly benevolent force for good Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors without borders. They discuss what this group does, which one of Grace's boyfriends from Will & Grace was in MSF, how much a global operation like this costs to run and how MSF have helped achieve genuine long term relief. Also a cat attacks Aria. Stick around till the end for the reveal of our other two live guests coming up. LIVE 100th Tickets (ticket time is wrong but people bought tickets before we realised and we can't change it, it's at 3PM not AM): https://www.stickytickets.com.au/85739/aint_it_rich_live_100th_episode.aspx   Patreon: www.patreon.com/aintitrich  

In episode 13 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the recent RPS Hundred Heroines initiative and the CPR report by Kristen Chick Photojournalism's Moment of Reckoning.  Plus this week photographer Tom Stoddart takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Tom Stoddart began his photographic career on a local newspaper in his native North-East of England. In 1978 he moved to London and began working freelance for publications such as The Sunday Times and Time magazine. During a long and varied career he has witnessed such international events as the war in Lebanon, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of President Nelson Mandela, the bloody siege of Sarajevo, the wars against Saddam Hussein in Iraq. In 1997 Tony Blair gave Stoddart exclusive behind the scenes access to his election campaign as the Labour Party swept to victory after 18 years of Conservative government in the United Kingdom. Over the years Tom has worked with charities and NGO's such as Medecins Sans Frontieres, Oxfam, Christian Aid, Care International and Sightsavers. His extensive work on the catastrophic AIDS pandemic blighting Africa has been widely published and exhibited. His photography has been honoured with awards from World Press Photo, Visa pour l'image, Pictures Of The Year and the Eddie Adams Workshop. In 2012 his Perspectives retrospective outdoor exhibition was displayed at London's South Bank and attracted 225,000 visitors. Now established as one of the worlds most respected photojournalists, Stoddart is represented by, and works closely with Getty Reportage, to produce powerful photo-essays on the serious world issues of our time. www.tomstoddart.com You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto and on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. © Grant Scott 2018

There comes a time for every surgeon after a long career to step back and call it a day. But, what to do in retirement? Medecins Sans Frontieres provided Ivan Thompson a long-held ambition to carry out humanitarian work overseas. MSF – also known as Doctors Without Borders – provides crucial medical treatment to places in the world lacking the necessary support that we take for granted back home. Some of those places include volatile regions with large masses of displaced peoples, like Qayyarrah in northern Iraq where Ivan Thompson completed his first assignment in late 2017.

Welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 24 – Giddy Kipper.   In this episode, I cover: Quick news beats; Old dog, new tricks; FOs; WIPs;  Feeding the habit, Designs in progress and What's good?   This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon: 1 - Quick news beats Global Hook Up – I am aiming for 3rd of February for our first proper Global Hook Up. Details will be up on the Ravelry thread nearer the time. One Skein Wonderland CAL – There are so many lovely projects in the Ravelry thread and on #oneskeinwonderlandcal on Instagram. The CAL runs until 31st January, so there is still plenty of time to get cracking with a project or two! Winners will be announced on Ravelry and Instagram.   2 - Old dog, new tricks Over-dyeing - A while ago, I bought a bargainous cashmere cowl from TK Maxx that was from memory reduced from £50 to £10. The only problem was that it was light blue, which really doesn’t suit me.  It took a while for the old cogs to turn before I hade the light bulb flicker that I could just dye it to a colour that I liked. So, with an overnight soak, followed by plonking it in a dye bath of the soaking water, 100ml of vinegar and 3g of Wilton’s Teal icing colourant, I have a lovely teal cashmere cowl that I now use a lot.        You may have a jumper hiding at the back o your wardrobe or a shawl that you just don’t like the colour of. Why not just simply over-dye it? The same applies to skeins of yarn. Icing colourants only work on animal fibres, but here is a blog post that I pulled together on dyeing with acid, natural and icing colourants if you need some pointers: Dabbling with dyeing.   Instagram – I think that some people are put off Instagram because it’s yet another social media channel or they don’t think their photography skills are up to scratch.    Instagram is for everyone. You don’t have to post photos, you don’t even have to engage, you can just use it to see what others are up to. I think that it is a really welcoming, engaging and positive space.   What really makes a difference now is that you can follow a # as well as an individual. There are lots of crochet related hashtags on Instagram, so it’s now even easier to find crochet content and be inspired by others.      If we all start using and following #crochetcirclepodcast then we have an even better way of connecting our community on this platform. As for your photographic skills? Practice is what makes you better at it.      This also makes the potential for seeing what we are all up to during #globalhookup even greater…   3 - Finished Objects Given the amount of time spent on The Cardigan of Doom (see WIPs section), I haven’t been able to do much other crafting.   That said, I still have a couple of FOs.   First up is the Calm Cowl by Suzana Davidovik. The pattern is very popular and is on Ravelry as a free download. I have already uploaded a project page to Ravelry called Ice Flow Calm Cowl so that you can see my final notes and changes to the pattern.   I used every last scrap of my Fjord Fibres Trollfjord sock yarn in the colourway Ice Flow. Check out those pops of turquoise and jade – I love it!     My second FO is a pair of knitted socks, also in Fjord Fibres Trollfjord sock yarn but in Gilly’s Moroccan Tagine colourway. These socks are dense. I fully expect these to be the warmest socks I have ever made.     Given that I have now crocheted and knitted with Gilly’s Trollfjord sock yarn, I want to do a full review on them. Before I can do that, both things need to be properly road-tested. The socks and cowl will be used on my upcoming Snowdon descent, so I’ll let you know how I get on after that.   4 - Works in progress The Cardigan of Doom isn’t finished, despite my best efforts. I actually hate it. I have never hated a project before, but I hate this one. If it wasn’t for a friend, I would honestly frog it. The pattern is fine, the yarn is nice, it is just taking FOREVER! Moving on to more positive things… I am working on my third version of the Criss-cross shawl. The CAL started on 1st January and runs until 23rd February, so you have plenty of time to join in. If you check the hashtags #olannandcrisscrosscal #faydhdesigns and #crisscross you will see lots of lovely versions being crocheted up and shown on Instagram.   There is also a lot of chatter in the CAL thread over in the Olann and group on Ravelry. I am in there on a daily basis checking in on progress.    This version is Rowan’s Alpaca Colour DK, sadly, a discontinued yarn. I am using the Emerald colourway which is appropriate given that Olann and is Ireland's Fibre and Craft Magazine.     You can get the pattern free of charge from Olann and. It is available to download as a PDF in both UK and US terminology and there is a YouTube tutorial to help you through the slightly trickier elements, but that said, this is a pattern for competent beginners and up.   5 - Feeding the habit  Christmas means yarny goodness. Christmas means a Christmas Eve hook on. Christmas means I have set a new rule called ‘Fay must get a skein of yarn from Matthew every year for Christmas’. I like my new rule!   Aside of the Fjord Fibres skein, I snuck in a set of mini skeins from RiverKnits. They were part of a festive charity, raising £5 from every set for Medecins Sans Frontieres. My colourway choice was Mouse King and so far I have made one sock with the set.     I also bought a set of mini skeins from my visit to The Little Grey Sheep’s farm near Basingstoke. The colourway is ‘Back on the Map’ and is a really lovely blend of Gotland, Shetland and Merino, all from their own farm.  Gorgeous, soft wool.     And here's the lovely yarn and bag from Gilly at Fjord Fibres.  In a future CAL I will have a skein of her yarn and a variation of this bag to giveaway.  Gilly has been spoiling us all.    6 – Designs in progress The Mouse King colour way socks (see above) are going to be developed into a pattern called ‘Mini Mania Striped Socks’. Quite a bit of technical thinking went into making these socks and so I figured I may as well write up the pattern and make it available on Ravelry.   Some months ago I showed a cowl and hat set that I designed using colourwork crochet and was inspired by the Jon jumper by Istex. In December I finally got around to emailing to ask whether they minded me releasing the patterns that I had created, given that their pattern was my inspiration point. They emailed back immediately and said it was no problem but they would like to see the designs in Lopi wool.   Istex photo taken from Ravelry   So, here is where I am up to. There will be separate patterns for the cowl, hat and mittens (same pattern will cover open and closed mittens) and each pattern will give different stitch numbers for DK and 4 ply versions. The pattern is about to head off to Lisa and Jo for test crocheting and I hope to release the pattern in February. Again, I will be road testing these items up Snowdon, so will be able to give you frank feedback on how the wool and patterns performed in harsh climates.     6 - What's Good I used just under 10kg of yarn in 2017! That is a huge amount. I crocheted 6.74kg and knitted 2.62kg. I have also spent a fair bit of time in the last few weeks, preparing for the beginning of a new year. I know it’s just another day, but I think the 1st day of a new year is a good opportunity to press the reset button, assess what you want to do more of, what you want to do less of, and what you want start. 2018 is going to be a good year. We are going to have fun together!    Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite  

Most of the world simply has no health care… vast tracts of land and vast populations of people don't have doctors  –  or at best must make great efforts to reach medical care.  In addition, masses of displaced people and refugees – over 100,000,000 at last count – desperately need to be rescued from their desperate situations.  Doctors Without Borders, Medecins Sans Frontieres in French (MSF) is on the ground providing quality medical care to those in need across the world.  A few of these healers tell the stories of their work in the field.   Featuring: Canada's Dr. Sarah Giles, the one doctor aboard the MSF ship Aquarius rescuing refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean sea from Africa and the Middle East.  Spain's Dr. Estrella Lasry worked in the field in Central African Republic and the Congo, then took on the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. US/San Marino nurse Melanie Capiccioni treats malnutrition, first in South Sudan and then in Uganda.  And Kenya's Neema Kaseje brings her skills in surgery to pregnant women and survivors of violence in Africa.   Credits: Producer:  Lynn Feinerman Host: Sandina Robbins Audio:  Stephanie Welch Audio Credits: Vice News,  Doctors Without Borders, Cassandra Wilson “Shelter from the Storm” Image Credits: Doctors Without Borders For More Information: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org http://www.humanium.org/en/world/right-to-health/ http://www.womenrisingradio.com http://www.who.int/universal_health_coverage/un_resolution/en/ https://www.amnestyusa.org/news/ The post Women Rising Radio: Rescuing The Isolated and Displaced, Women of Doctors Without Borders appeared first on KPFA.

Auckland Writers Festival 2016 In 2015 more than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe, most fleeing the war-torn region of Syria. The exodus is ongoing. Meanwhile, Donald Trump argues for a wall across the border of the US and Mexico, and closer to home Australia operates one of the harshest border policies in the world. How porous should borders be? Do nations have the right to refuse sanctuary? Are refugees collateral damage as the search for strategic long-term solutions to bloody conflicts stumbles on? Three Festival guests – Israeli strategic consultant Yossi Alpher, Medecins Sans Frontieres co-founder Jean-Christophe Rufin, and British Middle East expert Emma Sky parse the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II. Convened by British philosopher Julian Baggini.

Interviews from the Women deliver conference in Copenhagen. Catrin Schulte-Hillen, co-ordinator of reproductive health and sexual violence care at Medecins Sans Frontieres, explains why the development community shouldn't conflate sexual violence and access to abortion.

This week Denis discusses the next moves for Putin and Merkel in Ukraine with Jane Ann McKenna from Medecins Sans Frontieres, Paul Gillespie, Derek Scally in Berlin and Dan McLaughlin from Ukraine. He also chats about AAP's huge election result in Delhi with Rahul Bedi.

Lynne Wilkinson is the field coordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.W. Campion. Treating Millions for HIV - The Adherence Clubs of Khayelitsha. N Engl J Med 2015;372:301-3. T. Ellman. Demedicalizing AIDS Prevention and Treatment in Africa. N Engl J Med 2015;372:303-5.

  Janna Greve is a human rights specialist working as a Regional Office Coordinator for MAPP-OEA in Colombia. Previously, she worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Janna has also worked in development cooperation, advisory, research, writing and editing roles in Brazil, India and Germany, with NGOs and other international organizations. Janna studied Political Science, International Relations, Cultural Anthropology, Jurispudence and International Human Rights Law at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt, Germany and at the Universidade de Coimbra in Portugal.

Jono Lineen was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and his family emigrated to Canada where, in his teens, he developed into a world class ski racer. The month before the 1988 Olympics, in which he was hoping to compete, his brother Gareth tragically drowned while training with his university rowing team. The shock of this event pushed Jono to the Himalayas where he eventually spent eight years. It was during this time that he undertook the 2700-kilometer trek that forms the basis of his new book, Into the Heart of the Himalayas. In 2000 he took a position with the Nobel-prize winning humanitarian relief organization Medecins Sans Frontieres and he spent five years managing medical projects in war zones in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nepal. While working in the Nepali civil war he met his wife Trish and with her he moved to Australia where they now live with their two beautiful boys. Jono currently works as a curator at the National Museum of Australia. Music: Sharleen Chidiac - Loom; James Blake - Retrograde

The vital and incredible work of Médecins Sans Frontières is explained by the Chairman of MSF UK: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-work-of-medecins-sans-frontieresMédecins Sans Frontières/DoctorsWithout Borders (MSF) is an independent humanitarian organisation that provides impartial emergency medical aid to the victims of war, natural disasters and epidemics in more than 70 countries around the world.Paul McMaster will talk about his work with MSF's emergency surgical team in conflict zones.Part of the Mondays at One Spring SeriesThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-work-of-medecins-sans-frontieresGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.ukTwitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollegeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege

'Editing Matters' is a series of podcasts from The Literary Consultancy and Free Word, for writers who want to further develop their manuscripts. Each week, we'll be looking at different aspects of the editing process, from first to final draft. In episode three, we talk about the long hard slog between the first draft and the finished product with Damien Brown, who spent three years writing and re-writing his memoir about his time as a doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres, now published as 'Band-aid for a Broken Leg'. The Literary Consultancy (TLC) is the UK’s leading manuscript assessment and editorial advice service, providing expert, market-aware editorial appraisal and help to writers at all levels writing any where in the world. Learn more at literaryconsultancy.co.uk

Libby Purves is joined by Olympian Fatima Whitbread, composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, Dr Chris Bird of Medecins Sans Frontieres and former Wall Street trader turned academic, Frank Partnoy. Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage has teamed up with the charity 'Music in Prisons' to create a piece of music with inmates from HMP Lowdham Grange. The 12 minute composition 'Beyond This' will be featured as part of the Southbank Centre's New Music 20x12 programme - a weekend dedicated to music composition in the UK. Fatima Whitbread is a former British javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner. She won bronze in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and silver at Seoul in 1988. In her autobiography, 'Survivor', she tells how athletics became her saviour after being abandoned as a baby and a childhood spent in and out of children's homes. 'Survivor' is published by Virgin Books. Dr Chris Bird is a journalist turned paediatrician. He has just returned to the UK from a mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). Working as a foreign correspondent for the Guardian and Reuters, Chris reported on the fighting in Chechnya and the war in Kosovo. He then became a doctor to help alleviate the suffering he witnessed as a journalist. Frank Partnoy is a former Wall Street trader who is currently Professor of Law and Finance at the University of San Diego. A self-confessed procrastinator, he reveals in his new book 'Wait - The Useful Art of Procrastination' the science behind our decision-making disasters and successes at work and at home, in matters of love, and in government. Wait - The Useful Art of Procrastination' is published by Profile Books. Producer: Paula McGinley.

[Digital Cowboyus 2010] This was a 24 hour stretch where Tony and I had to get as high a gamerscore as possible, sponsored by our community to help Medecins Sans Frontieres. 

Have you ever been wondering if the efforts of Medecins Sans Frontieres in providing development and emergency aid to developing countries are matched by the veterinary profession? At least since Nick Short co-founded VETAID, the British daughter organisation of the European Veterinaires Sans Frontieres, vets from the UK have actively been trying to help the lives of thousands of Africans by helping them improve the health of the animals they live with. Listen to the podcast to find out more about the work of VETAID and the ways that everyone can help to make a difference.