Global Health Matters episode 55: October 2025
The Global Health Matters podcast [https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast] is the podcast from TDR featuring renowned experts as well as emerging voices from across the globe, with a focus on sharing perspectives from low- and middle-income countries. The podcast includes our signature episodes as well as "Dialogues" and "Trailblazers with Garry."
Trailblazers with Garry: a conversation with Lena Nanushyan
Dear listener,
"Trailblazers with Garry" is a new series from Global Health Matters, where host Garry Aslanyan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/garry-aslanyan/] sits down with trailblazers — thinkers, leaders, and influencers shaping the future of global health — for short face-to-face conversations, available in both audio and video formats. It’s a chance to get to know the people behind the work and hear their perspectives on the current global health landscape.
In this Trailblazers episode, Garry sits down with Lena Nanushyan, First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia to speak about her work to strengthen tobacco control, a commitment that earned her a World No Tobacco Day Award from WHO in 2025. She also discusses Armenia's efforts to reduce high out-of-pocket health payments and how the country is moving closer toward universal health coverage.
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