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South Africa
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The BadEM podcast focuses on the big picture in Emergency Medicine in South Africa and Africa. We interview a different person every episode to help share good ideas and to tackle African Problems with African Solutions.

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Latest Episodes

Transforming dangerous "Red Zones" where EMS staff put their lives at risk, but where innocent patients face delays due to inequitable access, into green corridors through community lead engagement. Improving the quality of paediatric transfers throu... more

Professor Salome Maswime is an icon of South African healthcare. Her wide range of skills have benefitted so many across different spaces within the South African, African and Global Healthcare architecture, with plenty more to come. In the latest ep... more

Adaptability, working with limited resources and information, teamwork and decisiveness are all skills that are developed in spades working in Emergency Medicine. How do they apply to global health and humanitarian or conflict medicine? And what skil... more

Season 3, Episode 3 features Dr Dave le Roux, district paediatrician for Cape Town's Metro West subdistrict and clinician at Mitchells Plain hospital, talking community paediatrics with us.

We cover a lot of ground: why complex health ecosystems can... more

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Recent Guests

Salome Maswime
Professor, Head of Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town and Director of the WHO Collaborating Center on Integrated Clinical Care
University of Cape Town; WHO Collaborating Center
Episode: S3E5 - African Global Surgery - Prof Salome Maswime
Edward Chu
Emergency medicine physician; MSF advisor
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
Episode: S3E4 - Global (Emergency) Medicine - Dr Edward Chu
Dave le Roux
District pediatrician for Metro West, Western Cape
Metro West Sub-district, Western Cape
Episode: S3E3 - Community paediatrics unpacked - Dr Dave le Roux
Ts'epo Motsohi
Family Physician and Program Director, Stellenbosch University Family Medicine Postgraduate Program
Stellenbosch University
Episode: S3E2 - Family and Emergency Care - Dr Ts'epo Motsohi & Dr Michelle Allen
Michelle Allen
Family Physician, head of the emergency center at Haldberg District Hospital
Haldberg District Hospital
Episode: S3E2 - Family and Emergency Care - Dr Ts'epo Motsohi & Dr Michelle Allen
Richard Matzopoulos
Professor, Director of the Burden of Disease Research Unit
South African Medical Research Council; University of Cape Town
Episode: S3E1 - Alcohol vs Healthcare - Prof Richard Matzopoulos
Mireille Wenger
MEC for Health and Wellness, Western Cape
Western Cape Government - Department of Health and Wellness
Episode: S2E10 - Can I speak to the woman in charge? - MEC Mireille Wenger
Magano Akuaake
Emergency physician and leader of multiple African EM initiatives
Namibia (Namibia-based practitioner)
Episode: S2E9 - Next Gen EM - Dr Magano Akuaake
Peter Hodkinson
Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Emergency Medicine
AFEM / AfJEM
Episode: S2E8 - Research for Africa - AfJEM team

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Daniel Still
Host of BadEM

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S2E10 - Can I speak to the woman in charge? - MEC Mireille Wenger
Q: Could you explain the acute psychiatric units and the gap they are meant to fill?
Three acute psychiatric units with 30 beds each are being built to provide safer, more appropriate care for patients with acute psychiatric needs, reducing reliance on general wards and improving safety for patients, staff, and other patients.
S2E10 - Can I speak to the woman in charge? - MEC Mireille Wenger
Q: And the appointment system— is that the online booking system within facilities to help manage patient flow?
Yes, the appointment system is used inside facilities to streamline visits, ensure folders are prepared, and improve efficiency in patient flow and staff planning.
S2E10 - Can I speak to the woman in charge? - MEC Mireille Wenger
Q: Would you mind starting by introducing yourself and giving us some background on your professional career?
Mireille Wenger introduces herself as the Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness for the Western Cape and outlines her nearly two decades in public service, including previous roles in finance and economic opportunities, provincial parliament, and safety policy work, setting the stage for her focus on health system reform.
S3E3 - Community paediatrics unpacked - Dr Dave le Roux
Q: What would you change if you had a magic wand to improve pediatric care in South Africa?
Address structural poverty and its social determinants—safe water, housing, electricity, sanitation, and food security—to reduce downstream health issues and improve outcomes for children.
S3E3 - Community paediatrics unpacked - Dr Dave le Roux
Q: What role does data play in shaping pediatric health strategies at the district level?
Data helps identify where burden is shifting, informs where resources are needed, and supports geomapping of hotspots to guide targeted interventions across the ecosystem.

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The show centers on big-picture issues in Emergency Medicine across Africa, with guests ranging from frontline clinicians and researchers to editors and policy leaders. Across episodes, it often explores how emergency care fits into broader health systems, workforce development, and education—covering topics like global health, prehospital care, simulation and open education, journal publishing, and ethics in AI for health care. A notable through-line is African-led solutions: practical, context-aware approaches to strengthening emergency care, reducing trauma, and shaping policy. The format leans into candid, expert conversations that translate complex health systems topics into actionable insights for practitioners, educators, and policym... more

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1. Salome Maswime
2. Edward Chu
3. Dave le Roux
4. Ts'epo Motsohi
5. Michelle Allen
6. Richard Matzopoulos
7. Mireille Wenger
8. Magano Akuaake

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