Dr Seema Yasmin and Dr Shelly Batra talk about how we fight diseases as activists and overcoming social and economic challenges using her own experience and what it can teach us for the future as we see an increase in disease outbreaks and challenges in vaccination rates worldwide.

This is an inspiring conversation for listeners worldwide on how to work within communities to impact change and save lives, especially those of children.

Dr Shelly Batra is a gynaecologist and obstrician and best selling author located in New Delhi. She is the MD of “Every Infant Matters”, a not for profit that has a mission of providing last-mile health and nutrition to disadvantaged populations. Through her work with “Operation Asha” she worked treating the tuberculosis epidemic in India by providing accessible healthcare to people earning less than a dollar a day in urban slums using both logistical solutions and working with communities.

With the current worldwide political landscape at the forefront of our minds, continued misinformation and divisive rhetoric. We talk to Lee McIntyre about why it is important to have conversations with those that disagree with you - and why he has made it his personal mission.

What can those of us who love science and have hope for the future do to bring people on the fence over to spread information and truth?

Lee McIntyre is an American Author, researcher and academic, currently a fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, instructor in ethics at Harvard and has written “How to talk to a Science Denier”, “On Disinformation: How to fight for Truth and Protect Democracy” and “Post-Truth”.

Thanks for listening to Our Big Shot. We have some exciting new episodes on the way shortly but in the meantime, we thought you'd like to fill your time with this fantastic episode from our friends at When Science Finds a Way. It's all about vaccination trials and pregnancy and so it should be right up your street.

You can find the rest of the series by searching for When Science Finds a Way wherever you're reading this.

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Over the years, the reluctance to include pregnant participants in vaccine trials has been increasingly challenged. That’s because their inclusion can make vital medications available during pregnancy and provide data that could improve survival rates for both parent and baby. Alisha is joined by Dr Flor M Munoz, a global expert in maternal immunisation to discuss a new vaccine trial, safety considerations and the future.

When Science Finds a Way is brought to you by Wellcome, an independent global foundation that supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. For more information and podcast transcripts visit wellcome.org/podcast