web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:41:00 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi - Episodes Tagged with “Malaria” https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/tags/malaria Fri, 30 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200 Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. en-us episodic The accessible, acronym-free podcast about climate change in Uganda. Josephine Karungi Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. no Uganda, Climate Change, Josephine Karungi Josephine Karungi climatetalkpod@gmail.com Episode 25: Predicting Healthcare Needs, AI and Climate Change https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/25 54cbf3c8-ba5f-43be-859a-70c003b1ce15 Fri, 30 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi AI may be an effective tool for anticipating Uganda's healthcare needs in the face of climate change disruptions. 29:00 no How do you prepare for outbreaks of malaria if climate change means that mosquitoes which spread the disease are thriving in areas that were previously off limits? When it comes to public health, climate change makes a tricky situation even more difficult. In this episode Dr Muganzi David Jolly and Dr Ian Clarke discuss how AI might play a role in helpiing Uganda meet this challenge. Dr Muganzi David Jolly is the Health Innovation Hub manager at Clarke International University here in Kampala. Dr Ian Clarke is an Irish-born doctor, entrpreneur, and coffee farmer. In this wide-ranging conversation we touch on many aspects of the healthcare landscape in Uganda, and the idea that climate change can be a driving force for innovation. You can find out more about Clarke International University here: https://ciu.ac.ug/?s5responsiveswitch_wwwihsuacug=0 And you can find a brief profile of Dr Muganzi David Jolly here: https://wayforwardyouth.org/muganzi_david And as always, if you'd like to get in touch, climatetalkpod@gmail.com is where you'll find us. Dr Ian Clarke, Dr Muganzi David Jolly, Clarke International University, malaria, AI, healthcare, Uganda, Kampala How do you prepare for outbreaks of malaria if climate change means that mosquitoes which spread the disease are thriving in areas that were previously off limits? When it comes to public health, climate change makes a tricky situation even more difficult.

In this episode Dr Muganzi David Jolly and Dr Ian Clarke discuss how AI might play a role in helpiing Uganda meet this challenge. Dr Muganzi David Jolly is the Health Innovation Hub manager at Clarke International University here in Kampala. Dr Ian Clarke is an Irish-born doctor, entrpreneur, and coffee farmer. In this wide-ranging conversation we touch on many aspects of the healthcare landscape in Uganda, and the idea that climate change can be a driving force for innovation.

You can find out more about Clarke International University here:
https://ciu.ac.ug/?s5_responsive_switch_wwwihsuacug=0

And you can find a brief profile of Dr Muganzi David Jolly here:
https://wayforwardyouth.org/muganzi_david

And as always, if you'd like to get in touch, climatetalkpod@gmail.com is where you'll find us.

]]> How do you prepare for outbreaks of malaria if climate change means that mosquitoes which spread the disease are thriving in areas that were previously off limits? When it comes to public health, climate change makes a tricky situation even more difficult.

In this episode Dr Muganzi David Jolly and Dr Ian Clarke discuss how AI might play a role in helpiing Uganda meet this challenge. Dr Muganzi David Jolly is the Health Innovation Hub manager at Clarke International University here in Kampala. Dr Ian Clarke is an Irish-born doctor, entrpreneur, and coffee farmer. In this wide-ranging conversation we touch on many aspects of the healthcare landscape in Uganda, and the idea that climate change can be a driving force for innovation.

You can find out more about Clarke International University here:
https://ciu.ac.ug/?s5_responsive_switch_wwwihsuacug=0

And you can find a brief profile of Dr Muganzi David Jolly here:
https://wayforwardyouth.org/muganzi_david

And as always, if you'd like to get in touch, climatetalkpod@gmail.com is where you'll find us.

]]> Episode 23: Climate Change and Health Outcomes in Uganda https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/23 9b2e6b14-2830-4473-aa86-bb7d43aaebb6 Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi A compelling overview of how the health of Ugandans is being affected by climate change, and how the government is responding. 31:02 no Surges in malaria and other diseases; damage to clinics and other physical infrastructure; decreased access to immunisation and mental health services; illnesses due to increased heat and humidity; declining maternal and child health outcomes. These are just some of the health related impacts of climate change. In the first in a series of episodes focusing on health, Dr Didacus B. Namanya explains how the government of Uganda monitors these public health impacts, and is working on adaptation strategies for the future. Dr Didacus B. Namanya (MSc., PhD. Public Health) is a geographer and is Focal Point (Climate Change and Health, and GIS) for the Ministry of Health in the Government of Uganda. You can find the Health National Adaptation Plan - which Dr Didacus Namanya talks about - here: https://library.health.go.ug/environmental-health/climate-change/health-national-adaptation-plan-h-nap Dr Didacus B. Namanya, Josephine Karungi, climate change, Uganda, drought, flood, public health, malaria, Surges in malaria and other diseases; damage to clinics and other physical infrastructure; decreased access to immunisation and mental health services; illnesses due to increased heat and humidity; declining maternal and child health outcomes. These are just some of the health related impacts of climate change. In the first in a series of episodes focusing on health, Dr Didacus B. Namanya explains how the government of Uganda monitors these public health impacts, and is working on adaptation strategies for the future.

Dr Didacus B. Namanya (MSc., PhD. Public Health) is a geographer and is Focal Point (Climate Change and Health, and GIS) for the
Ministry of Health in the Government of Uganda.

You can find the Health National Adaptation Plan - which Dr Didacus Namanya talks about - here:
https://library.health.go.ug/environmental-health/climate-change/health-national-adaptation-plan-h-nap

]]> Surges in malaria and other diseases; damage to clinics and other physical infrastructure; decreased access to immunisation and mental health services; illnesses due to increased heat and humidity; declining maternal and child health outcomes. These are just some of the health related impacts of climate change. In the first in a series of episodes focusing on health, Dr Didacus B. Namanya explains how the government of Uganda monitors these public health impacts, and is working on adaptation strategies for the future.

Dr Didacus B. Namanya (MSc., PhD. Public Health) is a geographer and is Focal Point (Climate Change and Health, and GIS) for the
Ministry of Health in the Government of Uganda.

You can find the Health National Adaptation Plan - which Dr Didacus Namanya talks about - here:
https://library.health.go.ug/environmental-health/climate-change/health-national-adaptation-plan-h-nap

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