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Elizabeth Shayo

Elizabeth H. Shayo is a Principal Research Scientist at NIMR with a PhD in International Health and postdoctoral training from LSTM. With 23 years of experience, she has led qualitative and quantitative studies on malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB, NCDs, maternal health, and outbreak diseases including COVID-19. She specialises in health systems, governance, community empowerment, and stakeholder engagement, producing policy briefs, facilitating dialogue, and coordinating social science components in integrated healthcare research.

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Assa Doran

Assa Doron is an anthropologist specializing in urban studies, development, environment, public health, media, and technology, with a particular focus on India. His research has significantly contributed to our understanding of cultural dynamics, technological change, and environmental challenges in South Asia. Assa is currently investigating critical issues at the intersection of public health, environmental degradation, and the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

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Aravindhan Nagarajan

Aravindhan Nagarajan was formerly a research scholar with the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. His current research work focuses on ​‘Recycling and Industrial Sustainability in the Indian Economy’ with a focus on informal sector plastic recycling units. He has also worked on the subject of risk perceptions and uncertainty pertaining to technological adoption in agriculture. His research interests include industrial sustainability, climate change, risk and uncertainty.

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Angeliki Balayannis

Angeliki Balayannis is a transdisciplinary social scientist working on pollution and planetary health, specialising in the everyday use, management, and governance of chemicals. Trained as a human geographer, Angeliki is currently an Associate Professor in the Knowledge Technology and Innovation Group at Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands), and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Sustainable Chemistry in Leuphana University Lüneberg (Germany).

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Syringes, packaging and masks: can we do without disposable plastic equipment in hospitals?

Can hospitals reduce their dependence on disposable plastics? Bruno Strasser contributes to a discussion on the history, risks, and trade-offs behind medical throwaway culture.
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Ndèye Fatou Senghor

Having graduated in Community Health, Ndèye Fatou Senghor focuses her academic interests on infectious disease prevention, community engagement, and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive health solutions. She is currently exploring the widespread use of single-use plastic medical devices in healthcare systems, their adoption trajectories, their multiple impacts, and potential sustainable alternatives in Senegal.

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Will Clark

Will Clark is International Supply Chain Transformation Senior Director at Health Care Without Harm, with over 20 years of experience in sustainability, including 15 years of working at a senior level focused on climate action, circular economy, and resource management in the health care sector. Previous to this role, Will was Executive Director of HCWH Europe, and prior to joining HCWH Europe, spent nine years working in the NHS in the UK.

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Andrea Azizi Kifyasi

Andrea Azizi Kifyasi is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Kifyasi specialises in medical history and is interested in global health, China’s aid to Africa, and medical diplomacy. His ongoing research examines the collaborations between government and non-governmental organisations in providing healthcare services for people living with HIV in the Iringa region of Tanzania, from the 1980s to 2022. 

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Reflections on the UN Plastics Treaty negotiation from an After the Single Use delegate

At the UN’s Geneva talks, 184 countries failed again to agree a plastics treaty - yet momentum grows for bold, health-centred action against plastic pollution worldwide.
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Building Shared Values

Using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, our team explored shared values - building bridges, windows, and boats - to imagine connection, openness, and bravery in reshaping the future of plastics in healthcare together.

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