Episode 123 - Global Maternal and Child Health with A Prof Tim Roberton [Women's Health Series]

In this next episode in our series on women’s health we sit down for a conversation with global health expert A/Prof Tim Roberton from the School of Population and Global Health at UWA. Tim’s discusses his interesting pathway into public and global health, from working for international aid organisations in the middle east and the Caucasus in the old Soviet region, to doing his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the USA. Tim also talks us through the health systems in lower and middle income countries, and how they provide healthcare in the child and maternal health space, often in very challenging circumstances with limited resources. Tim also touches on the impact of the recent changes in US policy that have seen USAID funding completely cut, and the impact that this is having on many child and maternal health services in some of the world’s poorest countries, as well as healthcare workers and health researchers who have dedicated their careers to this important area. You can read more about Tim and his work here: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/00109849 As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth