Podcasting for Good: Take Two

By Casey Bishopp,
Communications Officer, IntraHealth InternationalJune 13, 2019Everyone loves a good story. The kind that gives you goosebumps, makes you think, makes you sad and hopeful at the same time. But did you know that stories like those can also lead to policy change at the highest levels?In the second episode of theSwitchPoint podcast, our president and CEO,Pape Gaye, chats withPaurvi Bhatt, president of the Medtronic Foundation and vice president of Medtronic Philanthropy, about an auspicious partnership that harnessed the voices and stories of frontline health workers from Brazil, India, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda, the United States and Zambia to deliver game-changing testimony on the power of investing in global health.In 2017, Medtronic Foundation and IntraHealth International teamed up to provide frontline health workers with professional storytelling coaching. These health workers have gone on to testify on Capitol Hill, present at global conferences, and contribute to professional publications.Who knows better what will work on the front lines of health care than those who are there?Storytelling helps bring the need for continued —and augmented—financial and technical resources to global public health to a personal level, to a level where listeners feel the needs viscerally. Advocates who know the power of storytelling can help decision makers tap into empathy and form policies that not only uplift the human experience a t the center of the health s...

Source: IntraHealth International - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbishopp Tags: Advocacy SwitchPoint Source Type: news