The global health adventures of Professor Ib

The global health adventures of Professor IbA three-part podcast series about how Professor Ib Christian Bygbjerg’s 50 years of global health adventures resulted in the establishment of the global health discipline at the University of Copenhagen.Medical Doctor Ib Christian Bygbjerg – or Professor Ib as he is often called – has spent a lifetime dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of others. As a young doctor in the 1970s, he spent much of his time in remote areas in India and The Democratic Republic of the Congo training health workers to improve local health systems. In the 1980s, he found himself at the centre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Denmark, treating and caring for hundreds and hundreds of dying young people, while at the same time being a key figure in building up world-class Danish malaria research capacities. He served as a chief physician at the National Hospital in Denmark for many years before he established the global health section at the University of Copenhagen, where he is now a Professor Emeritus.In three episodes, Professor Ib will take you on an exciting journey through his long life and career within global health.Host: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global HealthEditing technician: Christian Grimes Schmidt, University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Online and Blended Learning‘The global health adventures of Professor Ib’ is produced by University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health and Centre for Online and Blended Learning. It is co-funded by University of Copenhagen’s Global Health Section.Contact: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The global health adventures of Professor IbA three-part podcast series about how Professor Ib Christian Bygbjerg’s 50 years of global health adventures resulted in the establishment of the global health discipline at the University of Copenhagen.Medical Doctor Ib Christian Bygbjerg – or Professor Ib as he is often called – has spent a lifetime dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of others. As a young doctor in the 1970s, he spent much of his time in remote areas in India and The Democratic Republic of the Congo training health workers to improve local health systems. In the 1980s, he found himself at the centre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Denmark, treating and caring for hundreds and hundreds of dying young people, while at the same time being a key figure in building up world-class Danish malaria research capacities. He served as a chief physician at the National Hospital in Denmark for many years before he established the global health section at the University of Copenhagen, where he is now a Professor Emeritus.In three episodes, Professor Ib will take you on an exciting journey through his long life and career within global health.Host: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global HealthEditing technician: Christian Grimes Schmidt, University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Online and Blended Learning‘The global health adventures of Professor Ib’ is produced by University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health and Centre for Online and Blended Learning. It is co-funded by University of Copenhagen’s Global Health Section.Contact: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The global health adventures of Professor IbA three-part podcast series about how Professor Ib Christian Bygbjerg’s 50 years of global health adventures resulted in the establishment of the global health discipline at the University of Copenhagen.Medical Doctor Ib Christian Bygbjerg – or Professor Ib as he is often called – has spent a lifetime dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of others. As a young doctor in the 1970s, he spent much of his time in remote areas in India and The Democratic Republic of the Congo training health workers to improve local health systems. In the 1980s, he found himself at the centre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Denmark, treating and caring for hundreds and hundreds of dying young people, while at the same time being a key figure in building up world-class Danish malaria research capacities. He served as a chief physician at the National Hospital in Denmark for many years before he established the global health section at the University of Copenhagen, where he is now a Professor Emeritus.In three episodes, Professor Ib will take you on an exciting journey through his long life and career within global health.Host: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global HealthEditing technician: Christian Grimes Schmidt, University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Online and Blended Learning‘The global health adventures of Professor Ib’ is produced by University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health and Centre for Online and Blended Learning. It is co-funded by University of Copenhagen’s Global Health Section.Contact: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.