Podcasts

Podcasts War and conflict 1 June 2026

Breastfeeding in a warzone - a vital lifeline

Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca

Breastfeeding is encouraged worldwide – it also has particular benefits for mothers in warzones. To speak about this and other interesting facets about breastfeeding is Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca. She is a Paediatrician with Médecins Sans Frontières and visited the Australian Breastfeeding Medicine Conference recently. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal peo...

Podcasts 2023 Ep 4 War and conflict 24 April 2023

Doctors at war with Colonel Robert Likeman (Retd)

Colonel Robert Likeman (Retd)

Today we are discussing doctors at war, as part of ANZAC Day commemorations, with Colonel Robert Likeman (Retd). Colonel Likeman served in the Australian Army for 24 years as a medical doctor. You can read more at: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/14/doctors-at-war-stories-from-the-frontline/ With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 19 mins.

Podcasts 2015 Ep 29 War and conflict 5 October 2015

Dr Mohana Amirtharajah, MD

Dr Mohana Amirtharajah, MD

Volume 203, Issue 7 - 5 October, 2015. Dr Mohana Amirtharajah is an American orthopaedic surgeon, living in Australia and working on missions with Medicins Sans Frontieres in Jordan and Haiti. She discusses her experiences treating Syrian war wounded. With MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell.

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