PHU 007: Stigma - What is it, Why does it occur and Why is it dangerous during this Pandemic

DENGUE fever  - "No Aedes, No Dengue"

Today we'll unpack a totally preventable, vector-borne disease --> Dengue Fever.

However, as one of the NTDs, Dengue disproportionately affects those who are marginalized, have poor socio-economic status, and less favorable social determinants of health.

Along with current climate crisis, this vector-borne disease will see expansion into previously naïve community and geographic location --> causing outbreaks, morbidity and mortality.

BONUS - 15th JUNE is ASEAN Dengue Day

Link to episode on Social Determinants of Health (SDH)
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1729639/episodes/8512323

Link to episode on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1729639/episodes/9976683


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TimMoor from Pixabay

World NTD Day - 30th January

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are a group of diseases that has high morbidity burden to the population with which it affects.

NTD forms a compounding problem for those already disadvantaged population and groups. COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine maldistribution is another reflection of the underlying inequity in access and care, where you find vaccine inequity, there lies NTDs as well.

Addressing NTD is the right thing to do.

Link to episode on Social Determinants of Health (SDH)
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1729639/episodes/8512323

More resources:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/neglected-tropical-diseases#tab=tab_1
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-ntd-day

Background music:
TimMoor from Pixabay

We are now (October 2021) in the post-vaccination era.

The emergence of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV 2 virus has made the endemicity of this pandemic an inevitable outcome.

We will enter into the endemic phase of the pandemic and must live with the virus while balancing other dimensions of this pandemic, such as balancing life and livelihoods.

Join me as we unpack the above, stay safe and take care!

Today we'll be unpacking STIGMA - The what, why and how can we recognize it.

Tune in to find out what are the 3 factors that led to stigma.

By recognizing these factors, we can perhaps regulate ourselves and understand why we feel the way we do.

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Contact tracing is one of the cornerstone of infectious disease outbreak control.

In this episode, we'll unpack the What, Why, and How of Contact Tracing. We'll also discuss the factors that determine the extent of contact tracing and draw examples from COVID-19 as well as dengue fever.

Concepts from PHU 002: Epidemiological Triad of Disease Causation will be used here as well (here https://www.buzzsprout.com/1729639/episodes/8208709 )

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If our total health is 100%, then only 20% of it is contributed by access to good healthcare system.
Tune in to find out what contributes to the rest of the 80% of our health and why it is important to acknowledge the Social Determinants of Health.

Shoutout and thanks to our listeners from around the globe, stay vigilant and stay safe!

In this episode, we'll unpack Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
-Why is UHC important
-UHC defined
-What are the main axis or components of UHC
-Using UHC as a viewing lens in assessing health systems
-How various pressures such as rising costs, rising expectations, aging populations influence UHC

Public health is both science and art.

Today we unpack what is public health and my 4 Ps of framing public health into digestible chunks.

This is one triangle you don't want to miss.

The Epidemiological Triad or Triangle consists of:

• Agent
• Host
• Environment

Join me as we unpack this triad and fit the current COVID-19 pandemic into this triangle. 

You can further fit other infectious diseases into this triad and discover how each component interact and cause disease. By knowing how they interact and cause disease, we can better manage our risk of getting infected as well.

An epidemic or pandemic generally undergoes these FOUR phases of:

1. Introduction or emergence
2. Localized transmission
3. Amplification
4. Reduced transmission or immunity

Join me as we unpack each of these phases and its corresponding response or intervention and discover which phase are you going through right now.