Examining the Health of London’s Turkish and Kurdish communities

New documentary examines Black Women and Breast Cancer

In this episode we speak to Victoria Ekanoye and David Ayeni, the host and the director of new documentary Shades of Survival, about the topic of black women and breast cancer.

Examining the Health of London’s Turkish and Kurdish communities

Nurullah Turan and Taylan Sahbaz both came to the UK as immigrants from Turkey in the early 90s, and have been working to support their communities for most of their adult lives. In this episode we discuss the unique history and challenges of this relatively recent migrant community.

Jason Strelitz discusses his new book about the COVID pandemic

In this episode Adeola Agbebiyi talks to Jason Stretlitz about his new book Same Storm, Different Boats, which details battling the COVID pandemic during his time as the Director of Public Health for the London Borough of Newham.

Marc Thompson discusses his fight against the stigma of HIV in the Black Community.

In this episode Lee Pinkerton interviews Marc Thompson, lead commissioner for the London HIV Prevention Program. As well as sharing findings from their latest report, Marc discusses the double stigma of being a Black gay man with HIV, and what we can learn from high profile cases like those of Magic Johnson and Fela Kuti. The London HIV Prevention Programme (LHPP) is a city-wide initiative commissioned by the Association of Directors of Public Health London (ADPL) and delivered on behalf of all London boroughs. Their recent Black Heritage Needs Assessment is a vital piece of work commissioned as part of the wider LHPP programme and is a key step in their commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving HIV prevention for Black communities across London. You can access their report here [https://doitlondon.org/about/black-heritage-communities-hiv-prevention-report/]

Professor Frank Chinegwundoh discusses prostate cancer in Black men

Professor Chinegwundoh’s shares his early career challenges, as well as highlighting his ground-breaking research on prostate cancer disparities in Black men, linking genetic and environmental factors.  Perhaps most importantly he discusses how lifestyle, diet and sexual activity can influence a man’s prostate cancer risk.