https://simplecast.com Transmission Transmission is the award-winning podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Explore the exciting journeys of scientists and physicians battling diseases worldwide, from confronting Ebola in distant villages to the fight against COVID-19 in bustling urban settings. Join our researchers in their quest for a healthier world, from war zones to indigenous communities, addressing pressing issues like maternal deaths, HIV stigma, and access to life-saving drugs. Transmission: your front-row seat to the world of health, science and beyond. New episodes drop on Thursdays. 2023-2025 Transmission by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp en Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:15 +0000 https://www.itg.be/podcast Transmission https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a97c4c91-159d-4364-b4f0-ffc8940270bf/b3cca8b2-4e26-48eb-817c-0c5e98f3c2c0/3000x3000/itm-key-visual-podcast-v2.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.itg.be/podcast serial Transmission is the award-winning podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Explore the exciting journeys of scientists and physicians battling diseases worldwide, from confronting Ebola in distant villages to the fight against COVID-19 in bustling urban settings. Join our researchers in their quest for a healthier world, from war zones to indigenous communities, addressing pressing issues like maternal deaths, HIV stigma, and access to life-saving drugs. Transmission: your front-row seat to the world of health, science and beyond. New episodes drop on Thursdays. Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp false https://feeds.simplecast.com/46bzH4n_ epidemics, global health, health, medicine, outbreaks, science, tropical medicine Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp communicatie@itg.be d6586034-8896-43a9-953e-525786584e2e S3E4: Innovation and hope From new ways to control mosquitoes to the rise of African-led research: tune in to see the future of disease elimination. This episode will take you deep into the Peruvian Amazon, where our researchers are collecting blood samples, to a high-tech insectary in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium, where large swarms of mosquitos and tsetse flies are bred.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)
  • Anna Rosanas-Urgell, parasitologist and malariologist, Head of the Unit of Malariology (ITM)
  • Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)
  • Veerle Vanlerberghe, epidemiologist and education coordinator at Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Halidou Tinto, ITM alumnus, parasitologist and Head of Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro in Burkina Faso
  • Francesca Falconi, ITM alumna, microbiologist at Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Peru

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]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Veerle Vanlerberghe, Halidou Tinto, Francesca Falconi, Jakke Van Den Abbeele, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Ruth Müller) https://www.itg.be/podcast From new ways to control mosquitoes to the rise of African-led research: tune in to see the future of disease elimination. This episode will take you deep into the Peruvian Amazon, where our researchers are collecting blood samples, to a high-tech insectary in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium, where large swarms of mosquitos and tsetse flies are bred.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)
  • Anna Rosanas-Urgell, parasitologist and malariologist, Head of the Unit of Malariology (ITM)
  • Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)
  • Veerle Vanlerberghe, epidemiologist and education coordinator at Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Halidou Tinto, ITM alumnus, parasitologist and Head of Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro in Burkina Faso
  • Francesca Falconi, ITM alumna, microbiologist at Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Peru

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]]> S3E4: Innovation and hope Veerle Vanlerberghe, Halidou Tinto, Francesca Falconi, Jakke Van Den Abbeele, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Ruth Müller 00:27:28 From new ways to control mosquitoes to the rise of African-led research: tune in to see the future of disease elimination. This episode will take you deep into the Peruvian Amazon, where our researchers are collecting blood samples, to a high-tech insectary in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium, where large swarms of mosquitos and tsetse flies are bred. From new ways to control mosquitoes to the rise of African-led research: tune in to see the future of disease elimination. This episode will take you deep into the Peruvian Amazon, where our researchers are collecting blood samples, to a high-tech insectary in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium, where large swarms of mosquitos and tsetse flies are bred. health, diagnostic tools, disease elimination, mosquito, african-led research, dengue, disease control, public health podcast, science, global health, insectary, health podcast, mosquito control, field research, science podcast false full 4 3 095d9942-cfc5-4b21-8de0-18b80da41188 S3E3: The last mile In this episode, we walk the last mile of disease elimination—the hardest mile of all, with few cases left to study. Discover the logistical, financial and mental challenges that come with it, as our researchers gather community participation and build research centres from scratch. Listen to find out what it really takes to eliminate a disease...

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Elena Nicco, epidemiologist, Senior Researcher in the Unit of Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)
  • Anna Rosanas-Urgell, parasitologist and malariologist, Head of the Unit of Malariology (ITM)
  • Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)
  • Halidou Tinto, ITM alumnus, parasitologist and Head of Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro in Burkina Faso

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]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Halidou Tinto, Jakke Van Den Abbeele, Elena Nicco, Ruth Müller) https://www.itg.be/podcast In this episode, we walk the last mile of disease elimination—the hardest mile of all, with few cases left to study. Discover the logistical, financial and mental challenges that come with it, as our researchers gather community participation and build research centres from scratch. Listen to find out what it really takes to eliminate a disease...

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Elena Nicco, epidemiologist, Senior Researcher in the Unit of Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)
  • Anna Rosanas-Urgell, parasitologist and malariologist, Head of the Unit of Malariology (ITM)
  • Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)
  • Halidou Tinto, ITM alumnus, parasitologist and Head of Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro in Burkina Faso

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]]> S3E3: The last mile Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Halidou Tinto, Jakke Van Den Abbeele, Elena Nicco, Ruth Müller 00:30:07 In this episode, we walk the last mile of disease elimination—the hardest mile of all, with few cases left to study. Discover the logistical, financial and mental challenges that come with it, as our researchers gather community participation and build research centres from scratch. Listen to find out what it really takes to eliminate a disease... In this episode, we walk the last mile of disease elimination—the hardest mile of all, with few cases left to study. Discover the logistical, financial and mental challenges that come with it, as our researchers gather community participation and build research centres from scratch. Listen to find out what it really takes to eliminate a disease... health, sleeping sickness, disease elimination, malaria vaccine, disease control, science, global health, health podcast, field research, malaria, healthcare podcast, science podcast, public health false full 3 3 4a12224e-e9b1-4d8e-96e7-f31ba5cef1d9 S3E2: The growing threat Imagine waking up one day feeling like your bones are breaking... Bone-break fever, or dengue, is a growing global threat fuelled by the climate crisis and urbanisation. In this episode, we uncover the creative, local and collective solutions needed to fight this disease, while the mosquitos that spread it are doing their best to outsmart us.

Have you encountered a tiger mosquito and are you in Belgium? Go to www.muggensurveillance.be and report your sighting!

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)
  • Veerle Vanlerberghe, epidemiologist and education coordinator at Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)
  • Francesca Falconi, ITM alumna, microbiologist at Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Peru

Follow ITM and our work on:

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]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Veerle Vanlerberghe, Jakke Van Den Abbeele, Francesca Falconi, Ruth Müller) https://www.itg.be/podcast Imagine waking up one day feeling like your bones are breaking... Bone-break fever, or dengue, is a growing global threat fuelled by the climate crisis and urbanisation. In this episode, we uncover the creative, local and collective solutions needed to fight this disease, while the mosquitos that spread it are doing their best to outsmart us.

Have you encountered a tiger mosquito and are you in Belgium? Go to www.muggensurveillance.be and report your sighting!

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)
  • Veerle Vanlerberghe, epidemiologist and education coordinator at Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)
  • Francesca Falconi, ITM alumna, microbiologist at Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Peru

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]]> S3E2: The growing threat Veerle Vanlerberghe, Jakke Van Den Abbeele, Francesca Falconi, Ruth Müller 00:25:52 Imagine waking up one day feeling like your bones are breaking... Bone-break fever, or dengue, is a growing global threat fuelled by the climate crisis and urbanisation. In this episode, we uncover the creative, local and collective solutions needed to fight this disease, while the mosquitos that spread it are doing their best to outsmart us. Imagine waking up one day feeling like your bones are breaking... Bone-break fever, or dengue, is a growing global threat fuelled by the climate crisis and urbanisation. In this episode, we uncover the creative, local and collective solutions needed to fight this disease, while the mosquitos that spread it are doing their best to outsmart us. health, disease elimination, mosquito, vaccine, peru, dengue, tiger mosquito, disease control, public health podcast, science, global health, health podcast, science podcast false full 2 3 c78121fd-2420-4244-a182-4c75945991b1 S3E1: Breaking the triangle In this episode, we explore the deadly triangle that sustains many infectious diseases. We look over the shoulders of the experts who are fighting sleeping sickness, witnessing their progress... and their setbacks. Prepare to enter a strange world where little blue flags save lives, and where tsetse breeding factories emerge as unexpected allies.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Elena Nicco, epidemiologist, Senior Researcher in the Unit of Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)

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]]> Thu, 3 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Elena Nicco, Jakke Van Den Abbeele) https://www.itg.be/podcast In this episode, we explore the deadly triangle that sustains many infectious diseases. We look over the shoulders of the experts who are fighting sleeping sickness, witnessing their progress... and their setbacks. Prepare to enter a strange world where little blue flags save lives, and where tsetse breeding factories emerge as unexpected allies.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Elena Nicco, epidemiologist, Senior Researcher in the Unit of Mycobacterial Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases (ITM)
  • Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)

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]]> S3E1: Breaking the triangle Elena Nicco, Jakke Van Den Abbeele 00:26:14 In this episode, we explore the deadly triangle that sustains many infectious diseases. We look over the shoulders of the experts who are fighting sleeping sickness, witnessing their progress... and their setbacks. Prepare to enter a strange world where little blue flags save lives, and where tsetse breeding factories emerge as unexpected allies. In this episode, we explore the deadly triangle that sustains many infectious diseases. We look over the shoulders of the experts who are fighting sleeping sickness, witnessing their progress... and their setbacks. Prepare to enter a strange world where little blue flags save lives, and where tsetse breeding factories emerge as unexpected allies. health, sleeping sickness, disease elimination, disease control, science, tsetse fly, global health, healthcare podcast, science podcast false full 1 3 0d728aef-efbe-49fe-bfbf-2ebad123c1ef Transmission: Season 3 Trailer Episode Notes

Welcome to Transmission, the award-winning podcast by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. In season 3, you’ll follow our researchers as they try to control the diseases that threaten the world, from the mysteries of sleeping sickness to the rising danger of dengue. Gear up to visit cutting-edge insectaries, field labs in the most remote forests, and anything in between.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

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]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:16:12 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Ruth Müller, Elena Nicco, Francesca Falconi, Halidou Tinto, Jakke Van Den Abbeele) https://www.itg.be/podcast Episode Notes

Welcome to Transmission, the award-winning podcast by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. In season 3, you’ll follow our researchers as they try to control the diseases that threaten the world, from the mysteries of sleeping sickness to the rising danger of dengue. Gear up to visit cutting-edge insectaries, field labs in the most remote forests, and anything in between.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

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]]> Transmission: Season 3 Trailer Ruth Müller, Elena Nicco, Francesca Falconi, Halidou Tinto, Jakke Van Den Abbeele 00:01:09 Welcome to Transmission, the award-winning podcast by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. In season 3, you’ll follow our researchers as they try to control the diseases that threaten the world, from the mysteries of sleeping sickness to the rising danger of dengue. Gear up to visit cutting-edge insectaries, field labs in the most remote forests, and anything in between. Welcome to Transmission, the award-winning podcast by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. In season 3, you’ll follow our researchers as they try to control the diseases that threaten the world, from the mysteries of sleeping sickness to the rising danger of dengue. Gear up to visit cutting-edge insectaries, field labs in the most remote forests, and anything in between. health, sleeping sickness, burkina faso, mosquito, belgium, peru, dengue, science, global health, malaria, science podcast, medicine, tropical medicine false trailer 3 247e1356-5614-440d-bc5f-66b208c7df5f S2E4: Resilience - the only way to prepare Urbanisation, ageing, climate change, a new pandemic... How we can prepare our health systems if we don't know what's going to hit them next? The answer lies within all of us: we must become more resilient.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Saleh Aljadeeah, pharmacist and researcher, Unit of Pharmaceutical Public Health (ITM)
  • Bruno Marchal, health care organisation specialist, Head of the Unit of Health Systems Organisation  (ITM)
  • Prashanth N Srinivas, medical doctor and researcher, Head of Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Bengaluru, India

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]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 06:20:44 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Saleh Aljadeeah, Lenka Benova, Chris Kenyon, Tim Devriese, Prashanth Srinivas, Bernadette Hensen, Raffaella Ravinetto) https://www.itg.be/podcast Urbanisation, ageing, climate change, a new pandemic... How we can prepare our health systems if we don't know what's going to hit them next? The answer lies within all of us: we must become more resilient.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Saleh Aljadeeah, pharmacist and researcher, Unit of Pharmaceutical Public Health (ITM)
  • Bruno Marchal, health care organisation specialist, Head of the Unit of Health Systems Organisation  (ITM)
  • Prashanth N Srinivas, medical doctor and researcher, Head of Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Bengaluru, India

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]]> S2E4: Resilience - the only way to prepare Saleh Aljadeeah, Lenka Benova, Chris Kenyon, Tim Devriese, Prashanth Srinivas, Bernadette Hensen, Raffaella Ravinetto 00:21:35 Urbanisation, ageing, climate change, a new pandemic... How we can prepare our health systems if we don't know what's going to hit them next? The answer lies within all of us: we must become more resilient. Urbanisation, ageing, climate change, a new pandemic... How we can prepare our health systems if we don't know what's going to hit them next? The answer lies within all of us: we must become more resilient. innovation, healthcare providers, midwives, crisis management, pandemic response, medical supplies, public health podcasts, healthcare podcast, public health false full 4 2 fcd85fb6-8758-4da6-8a63-51bf50188255 S2E3: In search of quality When buying medication, we don't usually ask ourselves, "Is this going to be effective?" or "Is it safe?" Yet all over the world, people worry about the quality of health products and care they get. And rightly so. Follow our researchers as they fight this injustice, and discover "the canary in the coal mine" of our health care system.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Raffaella Ravinetto, pharmacy expert, Head of Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Christelle Boyi Honsou, medical doctor and researcher, Centre of Research in Human Reproduction and Demography (CERRHUD), Benin 

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]]> Thu, 6 Jun 2024 05:59:34 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Lenka Benova, Raffaella Ravinetto, Christelle Boyi Honsou) https://www.itg.be/podcast When buying medication, we don't usually ask ourselves, "Is this going to be effective?" or "Is it safe?" Yet all over the world, people worry about the quality of health products and care they get. And rightly so. Follow our researchers as they fight this injustice, and discover "the canary in the coal mine" of our health care system.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Raffaella Ravinetto, pharmacy expert, Head of Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Christelle Boyi Honsou, medical doctor and researcher, Centre of Research in Human Reproduction and Demography (CERRHUD), Benin 

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]]> S2E3: In search of quality Lenka Benova, Raffaella Ravinetto, Christelle Boyi Honsou 00:23:38 When buying medication, we don't usually ask ourselves, "Is this going to be effective?" or "Is it safe?" Yet all over the world, people worry about the quality of health products and care they get. And rightly so. Follow our researchers as they fight this injustice, and discover "the canary in the coal mine" of our health care system. When buying medication, we don't usually ask ourselves, "Is this going to be effective?" or "Is it safe?" Yet all over the world, people worry about the quality of health products and care they get. And rightly so. Follow our researchers as they fight this injustice, and discover "the canary in the coal mine" of our health care system. pregnancy care, contaminated medication, maternal health, maternal death, falsified medication, public health podcasts, healthcare podcast, reproductive health false full 3 2 1e6b9598-08ca-4df7-adb3-e7614f63dc40 S2E2: Access - something worth fighting for Racism, conflict, lack of funding, transportation issues, lifestyle or stigma: there are a lot of factors that can keep people from getting the care and medication they need. In this episode, we explore those hurdles all over the world, taking you from Belgium to Zambia.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Christopher Kenyon, medical doctor and STI expert, Head of the Unit of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ITM)
  • Saleh Aljadeeah, pharmacist and researcher, Unit of Pharmaceutical Public Health (ITM)
  • Raffaella Ravinetto, pharmacy expert, Head of Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Bernadette (Bernie) Hensen, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Sexual health including HIV (ITM)
  • Prashanth N Srinivas, medical doctor and researcher, Head of Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Bengaluru, India
  • Tim Devriese, journalist

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]]> Thu, 30 May 2024 06:31:16 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Saleh Aljadeeah, Lenka Benova, Chris Kenyon, Tim Devriese, Prashanth Srinivas, Bernadette Hensen, Raffaella Ravinetto) https://www.itg.be/podcast Racism, conflict, lack of funding, transportation issues, lifestyle or stigma: there are a lot of factors that can keep people from getting the care and medication they need. In this episode, we explore those hurdles all over the world, taking you from Belgium to Zambia.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Christopher Kenyon, medical doctor and STI expert, Head of the Unit of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ITM)
  • Saleh Aljadeeah, pharmacist and researcher, Unit of Pharmaceutical Public Health (ITM)
  • Raffaella Ravinetto, pharmacy expert, Head of Department of Public Health (ITM)
  • Bernadette (Bernie) Hensen, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Sexual health including HIV (ITM)
  • Prashanth N Srinivas, medical doctor and researcher, Head of Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Bengaluru, India
  • Tim Devriese, journalist

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]]> S2E2: Access - something worth fighting for Saleh Aljadeeah, Lenka Benova, Chris Kenyon, Tim Devriese, Prashanth Srinivas, Bernadette Hensen, Raffaella Ravinetto 00:32:04 Racism, conflict, lack of funding, transportation issues, lifestyle or stigma: there are a lot of factors that can keep people from getting the care and medication they need. In this episode, we explore those hurdles all over the world, taking you from Belgium to Zambia. Racism, conflict, lack of funding, transportation issues, lifestyle or stigma: there are a lot of factors that can keep people from getting the care and medication they need. In this episode, we explore those hurdles all over the world, taking you from Belgium to Zambia. covid vaccines, medical patents, prep, stigma aids, epidemic, morphine production, maternal death, sexual health, outbreak, public health podcasts, access to antibiotics, healthcare podcast, reproductive health false full 2 2 bc7787f0-00ea-4ce7-a314-5f1324aeedbc S2E1: Don't take it for granted If we imagine a health system as a box, then what would it contain? And what happens if it gets shaken – by a conflict, a pandemic or even something as seemingly unrelated as structural traffic jams? Join us, as we travel from the Syrian war zone to a remote Indian community fighting addiction... with frisbees.  

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Bruno Marchal, health care organisation specialist, Head of the Unit of Health Systems Organisation  (ITM)
  • Christopher Kenyon, medical doctor and STI expert, Head of the Unit of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ITM)
  • Saleh Aljadeeah, pharmacist and researcher, Unit of Pharmaceutical Public Health (ITM)
  • Prashanth N Srinivas, medical doctor and researcher, Head of Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Bengaluru, India
  • Tim Devriese, journalist

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Narrator: Lara Chedraoui

]]> Thu, 23 May 2024 06:37:04 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Bruno Marchal, Chris Kenyon, Tim Devriese, Prashanth Srinivas, Saleh Aljadeeah, Lenka Benova) https://www.itg.be/podcast If we imagine a health system as a box, then what would it contain? And what happens if it gets shaken – by a conflict, a pandemic or even something as seemingly unrelated as structural traffic jams? Join us, as we travel from the Syrian war zone to a remote Indian community fighting addiction... with frisbees.  

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Lenka Beňová, maternal health expert, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)
  • Bruno Marchal, health care organisation specialist, Head of the Unit of Health Systems Organisation  (ITM)
  • Christopher Kenyon, medical doctor and STI expert, Head of the Unit of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ITM)
  • Saleh Aljadeeah, pharmacist and researcher, Unit of Pharmaceutical Public Health (ITM)
  • Prashanth N Srinivas, medical doctor and researcher, Head of Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Bengaluru, India
  • Tim Devriese, journalist

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Narrator: Lara Chedraoui

]]> S2E1: Don't take it for granted Bruno Marchal, Chris Kenyon, Tim Devriese, Prashanth Srinivas, Saleh Aljadeeah, Lenka Benova 00:18:29 If we imagine a health system as a box, then what would it contain? And what happens if it gets shaken – by a conflict, a pandemic or even something as seemingly unrelated as structural traffic jams? Join us, as we travel from the Syrian war zone to a remote Indian community fighting addiction... with frisbees. If we imagine a health system as a box, then what would it contain? And what happens if it gets shaken – by a conflict, a pandemic or even something as seemingly unrelated as structural traffic jams? Join us, as we travel from the Syrian war zone to a remote Indian community fighting addiction... with frisbees. pregnancy care, what is a health system, medicines in war, maternal health, public health podcasts, healthcare podcast false full 1 2 f9f265b3-efb4-457d-a10a-a0972d3d86dc Transmission: Season 2 Trailer Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. 

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]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:28:06 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Lenka Benova, Saleh Aljadeeah, Raffaella Ravinetto, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp) https://www.itg.be/podcast Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. 

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]]> Transmission: Season 2 Trailer Lenka Benova, Saleh Aljadeeah, Raffaella Ravinetto, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp 00:01:01 Transmission is the podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. Transmission is the podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. false trailer 2 cbba46fd-f630-4ed4-ad33-c483185db14f S1E4: The next one When it comes to the next pandemic, the question is not "if" but "when". In this compelling episode, you will meet the most likely candidates for the next outbreak, and find out how well-prepared we are for it.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Kevin Ariën, virologist, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, ITM Antwerp
  • Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Johan van Griensven, neglected tropical diseases expert, Head of Department of Clinical Sciences , ITM Antwerp
  • Isabel Brosius, infectious disease specialist, Unit of Tropical Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Alexandre Delamou, medical doctor and public health expert, Director of Centre d'Excellence d'Afrique, Guinea
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC

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]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:19:06 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Alexandre Delamou, Isabel Brosius, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Kevin Arien, Laurens Liesenborghs, Kathy Kreppel, Johan van Griensven) https://www.itg.be/podcast When it comes to the next pandemic, the question is not "if" but "when". In this compelling episode, you will meet the most likely candidates for the next outbreak, and find out how well-prepared we are for it.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Kevin Ariën, virologist, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, ITM Antwerp
  • Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Johan van Griensven, neglected tropical diseases expert, Head of Department of Clinical Sciences , ITM Antwerp
  • Isabel Brosius, infectious disease specialist, Unit of Tropical Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Alexandre Delamou, medical doctor and public health expert, Director of Centre d'Excellence d'Afrique, Guinea
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC

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]]> S1E4: The next one Alexandre Delamou, Isabel Brosius, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Kevin Arien, Laurens Liesenborghs, Kathy Kreppel, Johan van Griensven 00:22:35 When it comes to the next pandemic, the question is not "if" but "when". In this compelling episode, you will meet the most likely candidates for the next outbreak, and find out how well-prepared we are for it. When it comes to the next pandemic, the question is not "if" but "when". In this compelling episode, you will meet the most likely candidates for the next outbreak, and find out how well-prepared we are for it. bird flu, podcast epidemiology, next pandemic, avian influenza, podcast anthropology, swine flu, pandemic preparedness, public health podcasts, health podcast, healthcare podcast, science podcast false full 4 1 6f973007-a7ca-48b6-9aac-34282ca7847b S1E3: A leap of faith Why do or don't we follow advice from healthcare professionals and authorities? What have previous outbreaks taught us about this "human factor"? Follow our researchers as they pitch their tent under snake-filled trees and talk to people in remote villages to get answers to the most pressing health questions.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Charlotte Gryseels, medical anthropologist, senior researcher in Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research, ITM Antwerp
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC
  • Sokha Suon, public health specialist, programme coordinator at National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STDs, Cambodia

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]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:07:34 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Sokha Suon, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Charlotte Gryseels, Kathy Kreppel) https://www.itg.be/podcast Why do or don't we follow advice from healthcare professionals and authorities? What have previous outbreaks taught us about this "human factor"? Follow our researchers as they pitch their tent under snake-filled trees and talk to people in remote villages to get answers to the most pressing health questions.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Charlotte Gryseels, medical anthropologist, senior researcher in Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research, ITM Antwerp
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC
  • Sokha Suon, public health specialist, programme coordinator at National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STDs, Cambodia

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]]> S1E3: A leap of faith Sokha Suon, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Charlotte Gryseels, Kathy Kreppel 00:22:12 Why do or don't we follow advice from healthcare professionals and authorities? What have previous outbreaks taught us about this "human factor"? Follow our researchers as they pitch their tent under snake-filled trees and talk to people in remote villages to get answers to the most pressing health questions. Why do or don't we follow advice from healthcare professionals and authorities? What have previous outbreaks taught us about this "human factor"? Follow our researchers as they pitch their tent under snake-filled trees and talk to people in remote villages to get answers to the most pressing health questions. podcast epidemiology, follow medical advice, build trust, podcast anthropology, covid pandemic, fighting a pandemic, public health podcasts, healthcare podcast false full 3 1 cedcc3f1-1d4f-4cb3-b05d-04148c7c7287 S1E2: Solving the riddle Meet the members of the Outbreak Research Team. Follow in the footsteps of the most talented scientists as they travel the world to get a grasp on global health challenges, or toil away in hi-tech labs to solve the complex riddles that come with new infectious diseases. 

(c) The news broadcasts at the beginning of this episode were taken from VRT-Beeldarchief. The audio interview with Isabel Brosius was broadcast in "Laat" on 19 May 2022.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Johan van Griensven, neglected tropical diseases expert, Head of Department of Clinical Sciences , ITM Antwerp
  • Charlotte Gryseels, medical anthropologist, senior researcher in Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research, ITM Antwerp
  • Isabel Brosius, infectious disease specialist, Unit of Tropical Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC
  • Alexandre Delamou, medical doctor and public health expert, Director of Centre d'Excellence d'Afrique, Guinea

Follow ITM and our work on:

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]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:48:14 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Johan van Griensven, Charlotte Gryseels, Isabel Brosius, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Alexandre Delamou, Laurens Liesenborghs, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Kathy Kreppel) https://www.itg.be/podcast Meet the members of the Outbreak Research Team. Follow in the footsteps of the most talented scientists as they travel the world to get a grasp on global health challenges, or toil away in hi-tech labs to solve the complex riddles that come with new infectious diseases. 

(c) The news broadcasts at the beginning of this episode were taken from VRT-Beeldarchief. The audio interview with Isabel Brosius was broadcast in "Laat" on 19 May 2022.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Johan van Griensven, neglected tropical diseases expert, Head of Department of Clinical Sciences , ITM Antwerp
  • Charlotte Gryseels, medical anthropologist, senior researcher in Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research, ITM Antwerp
  • Isabel Brosius, infectious disease specialist, Unit of Tropical Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC
  • Alexandre Delamou, medical doctor and public health expert, Director of Centre d'Excellence d'Afrique, Guinea

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]]> S1E2: Solving the riddle Johan van Griensven, Charlotte Gryseels, Isabel Brosius, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Alexandre Delamou, Laurens Liesenborghs, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Kathy Kreppel 00:30:36 Meet the members of the Outbreak Research Team. Follow in the footsteps of the most talented scientists as they travel the world to get a grasp on global health challenges, or toil away in hi-tech labs to solve the complex riddles that come with new infectious diseases. Meet the members of the Outbreak Research Team. Follow in the footsteps of the most talented scientists as they travel the world to get a grasp on global health challenges, or toil away in hi-tech labs to solve the complex riddles that come with new infectious diseases. podcast epidemiology, plague, mpox virus outbreak, monkeypox virus outbreak, podcast anthropology, public health podcast, ebola outbreak, healthcare podcast false full 2 1 b1d61c9d-ebef-4940-89ca-841d0a0920d2 S1E1: And so it begins... Listen to real-life stories from the frontlines of the fight against Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases. Get ready to learn more about where outbreaks start and why, and how viruses evolve, leaping from animals to humans.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Kevin Ariën, virologist, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, ITM Antwerp
  • Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC

Follow ITM and our work on:

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]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:01:53 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Laurens Liesenborghs, Kevin Arien, Kathy Kreppel, Peter Piot) https://www.itg.be/podcast Listen to real-life stories from the frontlines of the fight against Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases. Get ready to learn more about where outbreaks start and why, and how viruses evolve, leaping from animals to humans.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

  • Kevin Ariën, virologist, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, ITM Antwerp
  • Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC

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]]> S1E1: And so it begins... Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Laurens Liesenborghs, Kevin Arien, Kathy Kreppel, Peter Piot 00:20:03 Listen to real-life stories from the frontlines of the fight against Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases. Get ready to learn more about where outbreaks start and why, and how viruses evolve, leaping from animals to humans. Listen to real-life stories from the frontlines of the fight against Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases. Get ready to learn more about where outbreaks start and why, and how viruses evolve, leaping from animals to humans. podcast epidemiology, spillover virus, how do viruses work, how does ebola work, public health podcasts, new pathogens, healthcare podcast false full 1 1 33db56c2-417a-4953-8e1a-1c712208ce51 Transmission: Trailer Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. 

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

Follow ITM and our work on:

To learn more about outbreaks and outbreak research,  go to www.itg.be/outbreaks.

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]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:23:57 +0000 communicatie@itg.be (Kevin Arien, Alexandre Delamou, Kathy Kreppel, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp) https://www.itg.be/podcast Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. 

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

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]]> Transmission: Trailer Kevin Arien, Alexandre Delamou, Kathy Kreppel, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp 00:00:48 Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally. health, podcast epidemiology, scientific podcast, podcast health, podcast anthropology, science, outbreaks, global health, epidemics, public health podcasts, healthcare podcast, medicine, tropical medicine false trailer 1