E42 - Dr. Ebere Okereke - Global Health, equity in leadership and supporting African Public Health systems
In August 2024 we sat down with Dr. Ebere Okereke. Ebere is a public health doctor specialising in global health security and health system strengthening. Ebere has built her expertise over a number of roles including as a senior health advisor at the Tony Blair institute for Global change, co-lead for the Africa CDC partnership for African vaccine manufacturing, a senior public health advisor to Africa CDC and was the lead for the former Public Health England’s IHR strengthening project. Ebere is also an associate fellow of the Global Health Programme at Chatham House. She also recently received awards for her work promoting women and under-represented groups in public health leadership.CHAPTERS(00:00) Introduction(01:41) Ebere's career journey(07:31) Transition to global health(13:01) Supporting African Public Health systems(14:45) What is Public Health?(18:42) What is Global Health?(24:52) Equity and Global Health(30:12) Adressing inequity in Global Health Leadership(38:47) Career mentorship(45:07) Ebere's leadership journey(50:26) One career tip
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E41 - Professor Zafar Iqbal - FPH Vice Presidential Candidate
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.
We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.
Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.
In the fourth episode in the series, we are joined by Professor Zafar Iqbal:
Zafar has a wealth of experience as Director of Public Health, Medical Director and Deputy Director Public Health as well as currently being Chair of the NHS Provider Public Health Network and a board member UK Faculty Public Health. He has served the Faculty for over a decade in various roles such Assistant Registrar, during which time he led the four nations Public Health workforce strategy.
Zafar has served on the Global Health Committee for over a decade and sits on the FPH Health Services Committee. He is also a visiting professor in four institutions and is active in training, previously receiving a Trainer of Year award.
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Introduction
(01:55) Why Prof. Iqbal is running for vice president of FPH
(03:50) Prof. Iqbal's priorities as vice president
(07:24) Supporting FPH members
(10:10) Prof. Iqbal's leadership brand
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.
We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.
Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.
In the third episode in the series, we are joined by Rachel Flowers:
Rachel is a seasoned leader in public health with over three decades of experience and a proven passion for tackling health inequalities. She has been a vocal advocate for equity and career pathways in public health and brings a unique perspective, having started her career as an Environmental Health Officer.
Rachel’s background spans local government, the NHS, the Greater London Authority, and central government roles. She has served as Director of Public Health in two different areas over 13 years, and has actively contributed to public health organisations, holding positions like Vice Chair of the UK Public Health Association and serving on the Faculty of Public Health’s Board.
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Introduction
(01:53) Why Rachel is running for FPH Vice President
(03:35) Rachel's key priorities
(05:28) Supporting FPH members
(09:30) Rachel's leadership brand
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E39 - Dr. David Walker - FPH Presidential Candidate
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.In the second episode in the series, we are joined by Dr. David Walker:David has over 3 decades experience working across the public health system - both nationally and internationally. David originally trained in medicine and infectious diseases before training in public health.David has developed his senior leadership skills across a wide range of roles in his career - including as a CCDC in Durham, Director of Public Health in Newcastle and North Tyneside, Regional director of Public Health for the North-east and as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England between 2013 and 2015. He also held a number of senior roles including Chair of the UK National Screening Committee and national lead for Rare Diseases as well as a number of academic Professorial appointments across a number of universities.More recently, David retired from his role as the chief medical officer at the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation trust, one of the largest acute trusts in the Country.CHAPTERS(00:00) Introduction(02:16) Why Dr. Walker wants to be FPH President(07:40) Vision for FPH(13:34) Addressing the needs of members(16:05) Dr. Walker's leadership brand
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E38 - Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz - FPH Presidential Candidate
We are excited to welcome you all to a special series of episodes in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health to showcase the candidates running in the 2024 Faculty of Public Health elections.We will be joined by the candidates for President and Vice president and will be exploring their vision for the Faculty of Public Health and why members should consider voting for them.Voting opens on Thursday 14 November and closes on Thursday 12 December.In the first episode of the series - we have the pleasure of hosting Presidential candidate, Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz:Tracy is a well-known and proven public health leader with nearly three decades experience working across the public health system - including NHS, local government, civil service and voluntary sector. Tracy has developed her senior leadership skills across a wide range of roles in her career including as Director of Public Health at Wiltshire council where she played a pivotal leadership role in the response to the 2018 Novichok poisoning incident in Salisbury. She also held roles as the Deputy Director of Population Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England and the Director of Public Health for Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham Borough councilsShe is currently the executive director for public health and Strategic Partnerships at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales, current Vice President of the Faculty of Public Health and a visiting professor at the University of the West England in Bristol. She is also a visiting lecturer at Exeter University and a Trustee of the Swindon Domestic Abuse Support service.(00:00) Introduction(02:19 Why Professor Daszkiewicz is running for FPH President(04:07) Professor Daszkiewicz's 3 year vision and priorities(07:03) Plan to address the needs of FPH members(11:33) Professor Daszkiewicz's leadership brand
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