The Lancet Regional Health Africa in conversation with

Bernard Appiah, public health communication specialist in Africa

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200

Dr Appiah is an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University, where his work focuses on the use of culturally appropriate communication channels to promote socio-behavioural change, as well as public and community engagement interventions.

Our conversation covers his first exposure to community communication through his father's role as the village communicator in his home country, Ghana, his public health communication work across a number of countries in Sub-Saharan countries, and how he is navigating Global South-North relationships and sharing African wisdom and insights with the rest of the world.

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Editorial team: editor in chief Catherine Draper and senior editor Hlengiwe Madlala

Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti

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Mike Sathekge and Joseph Chalwe from the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure, South Africa

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

In this episode of The Lancet Regional Health Africa In Conversation With, we speak with Prof Mike Sathekge (President and CEO) and Dr Joseph Chalwe (Molecular Biologist) from the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRI) in Pretoria, South Africa. NuMeRI is leading the way in nuclear medicine and theranostics in South Africa and the African region, and are major players within the global field as well.

In our conversation, we hear about NuMeRI’s story and the people behind it. They are a truly inspiring story of working to bridge the gap between innovation and access in healthcare, through integrity, empathy, collaboration, quality, and excellence.

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Editorial team: editor in chief Catherine Draper and senior editor Hlengiwe Madlala

Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti

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Catherine Draper and Hlengiwe Madlala on launching The Lancet Regional Health Africa

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

In this first episode of The Lancet Regional Health Africa In Conversation With, meet the Editors, Catherine Draper and Hlengiwe Madlala. They discuss their academic backgrounds and how they came to join The Lancet Group, and share a behind-the-scenes view of the journey of launching their journal.

Go to https://www.thelancet.com/regional-health/africa to learn more

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Editorial team: editor in chief Catherine Draper and senior editor Hlengiwe Madlala

Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti

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The Launch of The Lancet Regional Health Africa

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100

The Lancet Group is happy to announce the launch of the Lancet Regional Health Africa, it's latest addition to The Lancet Group's effort to cover the most important regional medical researches and discoveries.

Join us in the conversation with our expert editors and find about the latest advancement in medical science from the Africa region.

The Lancet Regional Health Africa in conversation with... is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.

Editorial team: editor in chief Catherine Draper and senior editor Hlengiwe Madlala

Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti

Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering.