The Lancet Regional Health Americas in conversation with
The Lancet Regional Health - America's journal editors, in conversation with their authors, explore their latest open access research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.
Episodes
7 episodes
Our editorial team on 2025 highlights and what is coming up
In this episode, our Editor-in-Chief Taissa Vila talks to Gustavo Monnerat, Orison Woolcott, Maria Dario, and Evgenia Koutsouki for a special year-end roundtable. Together, the editorial team reflects on standout research published in The Lance...
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19:01
Minister Padilha, Dr. Massuda and Dr. Simão on Brazil's expectations for COP30
In this episode, our editor Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s Minister of Health, Dr. Adriano Massuda, Executive Secretary of Health, and Dr. Mariângela Simão, Secretary for Health and Environmental Surveillance, about Brazil...
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Ernesto Bascolo, Marcia Castro and Cristian Herrera on their Resilience in Primary Health Care Commission
In this episode, our editor-in-chief Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Ernesto Bascolo (PAHO), Dr. Marcia Castro (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), and Dr. Cristian Herrera (World Bank) about their Commission report on primary health care r...
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30:10
Annick Bórquez and Alicia Harvey-Vera on methadone shortage in Mexico
We discuss the impact of methadone shortage on people who use opioids in Tijuana, Mexico, following the publication of a qualitative study on this topic in our September issue. Our senior editor Orison Woolcott spoke with Annick Bórquez, associ...
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Scott Greer and Miranda Yaver on the first 100 days of the Trump administration
In this episode, our editor Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Scott Greer (University of Michigan) and Dr. Miranda Yaver (University of Pittsburgh) about the sweeping structural changes to US health policy during the first hundred days of Donald Trump’s...
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Beatriz Grinsztejn on Lenacapavir and the future of HIV prevention
In this episode, our editor-in-chief Taissa Vila sits down with Dr. Beatriz Grinsztejn to discuss the challenges of expanding access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), with a focus on issues of adherence and equity in Latin America. <...
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Introducing The Lancet Regional Health - Americas: A Roundtable with the Editorial Team
In this episode, join our editorial team for a lively roundtable as we introduce our new The Lancet Regional Health - Americas podcast channel and reflect on the first half of 2025. We share our favourite published articles of the year...
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