
Lindi van Niekerk, MD, PhD
@lindivn
Founder @chembecollab, #globalhealth researcher, social innovation in health expert, content producer for #GlobalHealthMatters podcast and film enthusiast.
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http://www.chembecollaborative.org 27-01-2010 19:27:10
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We’re excited to announce that the 2023 PAHO-SIHI Social Innovation Call is launching on the 19th of July 2023! Stay tuned for more information! Social Innovation in Health Initiative PAHO/WHO Corporación CIDEIM TDR Sida #healthequity #socialinnovation #crowdsourcing

¿Tiene un proyecto innovador y participativo que mejora la salud de las comunidades y aún no ha aplicado a la Convocatoria de Innovación Social OPS-SIHI 2023 para Latinoamérica y el Caribe? ¡Aplica antes del 20 de agosto de 2023! Social Innovation in Health Initiative PAHO/WHO Corporación CIDEIM Luis Gabriel Cuervo

Apply for this year's social innovation call before its too late and have the opportunity to be recognized by PAHO/WHO in Washington DC later this year. Don't miss out! Deadline: 20 August 2023 at 8pm EST Lindi van Niekerk, MD, PhD Corporación CIDEIM Social Innovation in Health Initiative @luiscuervo Luis Gabriel Cuervo TDR Sida

Lancement ce jour à #Mbalmayo de l'initiative HOSPITAL SOLUTION HUB (HSH), avec l'appui de World Health Organization (WHO). Une initiative du Siège où WHO Cameroon a participé,visant à fédérer personnels de santé, patients et communautés et réfléchir à des solutions innovantes et aux problèmes des FOSA.


Exciting to be in Cameroon facilitating an innovation workshop for 4 hospitals, part of the WHO Hospital Solution Hubs. So good to see the innovation learning pack being used in practice, a great team effort Chembe Collaborative !

It was such a privilege working on the Innovation IPC-WASH training package with WaterAid UK 💦 and Ministry of Health, Malawi. It was such a rewarding project to work on and we really hope its a valuable set of resources for health workers in Malawi. Learn more here 👉tinyurl.com/mreks2xt


Podcasts as a tool to disrupt knowledge hierarchies and silos to decolonize global health. Correspondence from Lindi van Niekerk Dr Garry Aslanyan and colleagues World Health Organization (WHO) nature.com/articles/s4159…


Podcasts as a tool to disrupt knowledge hierarchies and silos to decolonize global health. Correspondence from Lindi van Niekerk Dr Garry Aslanyan and colleagues World Health Organization (WHO) nature.com/articles/s4159…



"Producing a podcast is both an art and a skill." Listen as our founder, Lindi van Niekerk, MD, PhD , turns the tables and interviews King Garrett for a change. Together, they discuss what it takes to produce a global health podcast and the lessons they have learned in the past 4 years! Worth a listen!

Many of you, our listeners, were curious about what it takes to produce the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast. It's both an art and a skill. In this episode, Dr Garry Aslanyan and Lindi van Niekerk, MD, PhD explore how podcasts can help connect siloes in global health.Listen here👉 tinyurl.com/GHM-E36


Exciting news! #GlobalHealthMatters podcast host, Dr Garry Aslanyan, has teamed up with former guest Kinari Webb to publish an op-ed titled "The Key to Improving Global Health? Radical Listening," now available at Undark Magazine for you to read 📷 tinyurl.com/radical-listen…

On your way to #TropMed24? Use your travel time to revisit this #GlobalHealthMatters podcast episode, featuring Ntoumi Francine who is also profiled in our new Women in Science compendium: tdr.who.int/publications/i…



My conversation with Almero Oosthuizen was truly energizing. He encourages a critical mindset shift when thinking about human resources for health. Health workers are not just resources delivering care—they are the most valuable assets of the health system.