Episode 223: The Ongoing War in Myanmar and the Recent Earthquake with Ali Fowle

This episode Dominic is back with guest Ali Fowle to discuss the recent earthquake and the ongoing resistance in Myanmar. They discuss how the earthquake has impacted the war, whether foreign aid has been helpful so far, how the military operates, how people continue living during the war, what we can learn from the resistance…

Myanmar

Myanmar: Earthquake Devastation Amid a Climate of Military Indoctrination

Written by Elisa Garbil – 14.04.2025 Earthquake in a Country Already in Crisis On March 28, 2025, Myanmar was shaken by a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake centred near Mandalay. The earthquake struck with ferocity, toppling buildings, severing roads, and overwhelming a country already weakened by civil war and military rule. For a nation already suffering,…

Zoonotic Diseases, Future Pandemics and its Interconnected Relationship with Animal Agriculture.

The international risk which zoonotic diseases pose by accessing the type of relationship human’s have with animals, and illustrating how human destruction contributes to catalysing future pandemics. This article follows The International Risk Podcast’s recent episode with David Quammen which can be found here. On 30th December 2019, the lab results from a patient showing…

Aisha Jumaan

Aisha Jumaan, MPH, PhD, is an independent consultant coordinating health projects in Yemen. Dr Jumaan has over 30 years of experience in public health, including in viral vaccine preventable diseases, cancer research, maternal & child health and nutrition, and women in development. She managed the HPV vaccine project for Path and worked with the US…