In this episode, Dr Shiraz Badurdeen speaks with Professor Hoang Thi Tran, and Dr Made Sukmawati about the outcomes of newborns in their different settings and in-particular the positive impact of implementing kangaroo mother care for premature babies.

Dr Shiraz Badurdeen is a Consultant Neonatologist at the Mercy Hospital for Women and the inaugural Melbourne Children’s Global Health Postdoctoral Research Fellow. As an early-career researcher, he aims to make oxygen therapy safer and more effective for critically unwell newborns across diverse settings. Partnering with a diverse team of local and international collaborators, Shiraz is undertaking translational studies and developing novel technology to address outstanding challenges in the field of newborn oxygenation. Shiraz completed his medical training at Cambridge and neonatology training in Melbourne, Oxford, and London.

Associate Professor Hoang Thi Tran is Deputy Director at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children, and Head of the Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, the University of Da Nang, Vietnam.

Dr Made Sukmawati, SpA, is a Paediatrician and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Prof. Dr. IGNG Ngoerah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

In this episode, Professor Peter Azzopardi speaks with Dr Rachel Devi from Fiji and Dr Braghmandita Widya Indraswari from Indonesia about adolescent health in their settings and the different ways in which their countries respond to the various challenges facing adolescent health today.

Peter Azzopardi MEpi FRACP PhD leads a program of research around global adolescent health, with a strong focus on health equity. He is a part of the leadership team of for Melbourne Children's Global Health.

Dr Rachel Devi is Head of Family Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Fiji.

Dr Braghmandita Widya Indraswari, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and is a Member of Adolescent Task Force of the Indonesian Pediatric Society.

In this episode, Sarah Andersson the World Scabies Program Manager talks to Oliver Sokana from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services about the collaboration to eliminate scabies in Solomon Islands.

The World Scabies Program (WSP) is an initiative of Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI). WSP was established in 2019 to support countries to implement health programs to reduce scabies. WSP builds on MCRI's experience in researching public health strategies for scabies and Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services.

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