Welcome to our brand new mini-series. In this mini-series, we are shining a spotlight on the programme, Improving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health. This is a UK funded programme by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and is led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

In each of the four episodes that we will be delivering to you, we will be discussing different ways that the programme has strengthened the capacities of health practitioners to deliver high quality care, to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality.

About your host

Kim Ozano

Connecting Citizens to Science is hosted by Dr Kim Ozano and produced by The Stop, Collaborate and Listen Agency. The podcast examines complex health and development challenges worldwide, drawing on Kim’s background in participatory research and health systems.

Through open conversation, it brings together research, practice and lived experience, amplifying the voices of those most affected and exploring how inequities are understood and addressed in real-world settings. Episodes feature community members, health workers, researchers and implementers working on the front lines of change.

Each episode is led by an expert guest co-host who brings subject expertise and contextual insight, while Kim frames the discussion and connects themes across the series.