Dr Yassen Tcholakov - Public Health and Health Diplomacy

Dr Yassen Tcholakov is a Canadian doctor and the Clinical Lead in Infectious Disease at the Nunavik Department of Public Health in Canada. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Public Health at McGill University, and he also currently serves on the Steering Committee of the WHO Youth Council. He has varied advocacy experience in representing organisations like the WHO, World Medical Association, and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations in front of the United Nations.

In this episode we discuss:

• What health advocacy and diplomacy means 

• The diverse nature of a career in public health

• Skills/ prerequisites for public health careers

Yassen’s recommendations: 

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