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Elections and health in India, the UK, and the USA
Manage episode 421347521 series 32985
In the UK, a general election has been called - and around the world, ½ the global population will be voting this year; so in this episode we’ll be talking about how elections and health intersect.
Firstly, what are the UK parties’ plans for health? Abi Rimmer, The BMJ's UK features editor joins us with the latest information.
The world’s largest democracy is polling, so how are Indian politicians talking about health? Sanjay Nagral, surgeon and director of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai takes us through the campaign promises.
And finally, Jody Heymann is founding director of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA and explains why this is the most consequential US election for woman's health in a generation.
01:30 Election Fever and NHS Plans 07:35 Impact of Elections on Health in India 21:20 Women's Health in the US Elections Reading list Feature: The untold health toll of voting Editorial: Workplace rights around pregnancy and childbirth
1287 episoder
Manage episode 421347521 series 32985
In the UK, a general election has been called - and around the world, ½ the global population will be voting this year; so in this episode we’ll be talking about how elections and health intersect.
Firstly, what are the UK parties’ plans for health? Abi Rimmer, The BMJ's UK features editor joins us with the latest information.
The world’s largest democracy is polling, so how are Indian politicians talking about health? Sanjay Nagral, surgeon and director of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai takes us through the campaign promises.
And finally, Jody Heymann is founding director of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA and explains why this is the most consequential US election for woman's health in a generation.
01:30 Election Fever and NHS Plans 07:35 Impact of Elections on Health in India 21:20 Women's Health in the US Elections Reading list Feature: The untold health toll of voting Editorial: Workplace rights around pregnancy and childbirth
1287 episoder
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