The new Center for Global Pediatric Health, an initiative between the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, is building a global community committed to improving the health of children worldwide. In this episode, Drs. Colleen Fant and Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, co-directors of the new center, discuss their goals for the center, their own journeys in global pediatric health as well as emerging trends and challenges in pediatric care worldwide.

In this episode, John A. Rogers, PhD, a pioneering material scientist and founder of stretchable bioelectronics, discusses his career and groundbreaking work on wireless health monitoring systems, which are now being used in low-and-middle income countries to improve maternal and fetal health and surgical recovery.

In this episode, Theresia Ambrose Ottaru, MD, PhD, a rising star in global health research and a physician and epidemiologist at Muhimbili University in Tanzania, explains the complexities of managing HIV alongside other comorbidities, especially in aging populations, and highlights the successes and ongoing challenges of HIV programs in Tanzania. She also explains how a Global Health Research Catalyzer Award from the Havey Institute helped her create a cohort in Tanzania to study the intersection of aging, HIV and comorbidities.