The Incubator Global Neonatal Podcast

The Global Neonatal Podcast , hosted by Mbozu Sipalo , and Shelley Ann Williams , is a conversational podcast focused on neonatal care in low- and middle-income countries. Each episode features in-depth discussions with physicians, nurses, and providers working in diverse global settings, exploring how neonatology is practiced within low and middle income countries. The podcast highlights both the opportunities and the challenges faced in these environments, including resource limitations, system-level constraints, innovation, and resilience. By centering on global perspectives and lived clinical experience, this series fosters cross-border learning and offers insights relevant to neonatal care worldwide.

The Incubator Global Neonatal Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Mbozu Sipalo, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mbozu Sipalo hosts The Incubator Global Neonatal Podcast, a health show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  #031 - Building Newborn Systems in Humanitarian Settings: Lessons from a Decade of Capacity Building

  Aug 12, 20261h 13mS1

  In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Dr. Franck Houndjahoue to explore what it takes to strengthen newborn care in humanitarian and post-conflict settings. Drawing on nearly a decade of experience in the Central African Republic and other low-resource contexts, Dr. Houndjahoue shares how rebuilding newborn services requires far more than equipment: it depends on partnerships, training, data, and local leadership. ---- Connect with Dr Franck Houndjahoue by email: fhoundja@yahoo.fr

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  Episode #30

  #030 - From Preterm Mother to Movement Builder: How Mama Tulia Is Bridging the Gap Between NICU and Home, in Uganda

  Jul 8, 20261h 2mS1

  In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Isabelle Furaha, a Congolese-born mother living in Uganda, whose experience with prematurity and loss led her to create Mama Tulia Ministries. After losing a 26-week infant and later bringing home a daughter born at 33 weeks due to preeclampsia, Isabelle committed herself to supporting other mothers facing the same fear and uncertainty. What began as simple hospital visits and prayer, grew into a community-based continuum of care, supporting vulnerable mothers and preterm infants after discharge. Isabelle shares how Mama Tulia evolved from one woman visiting NICUs, into an NGO providing home follow-up, temporary housing, nutrition support, ROP screening advocacy, family engagement, and mentorship for mothers across Uganda. ---- Connect with Isabelle Furaha: https://tally.so/r/jagBkQ Mama Tulia Ministries Mama Tulia | Kampala https://www.instagram.com/mamatulia1/ Email: mamatuliaug@gmail.com

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  Episode #29

  #029 - Scaling Newborn Care in Ghana: Telemedicine, Caffeine, and the Power of Collaboration

  Jun 3, 20261h 8mS1

  <p>In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Dr. Naana Wireko Brobby, a neonatologist leading national efforts to strengthen newborn care in Ghana. She shares a grounded view of daily life at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where high patient volumes, resource constraints, and continuous teaching shape clinical work.</p><p>The conversation traces her journey into neonatology, then moves into system-level change: building a national retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) telemedicine program, introducing caffeine citrate for apnea of prematurity, and advancing kangaroo mother care (KMC). Throughout, she highlights practical lessons on leadership, collaboration, and starting before conditions are perfect. </p...

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  Episode #28

  #028 - Family Systems Care: An example from Hohoe, Ghana (ft. Christina Schuler, Jessica Honya-Tsiewu, and George Edward Ntow)

  May 9, 202654 minS1

  <p>In this episode, we explore a decade-long journey to transform newborn care in Ghana's Hohoe region, focusing on family systems of care, cross-cultural research collaborations, and innovative training approaches. In this episode we explore </p><p>•The healthcare landscape for small and sick newborns in Ghana's Volta region</p><p>•The concept and application of family systems care versus family-centered care</p><p>•Development and adaptation of practical tools like genograms and echo maps for local    contexts</p><p>•Training healthcare providers in communication and relationship-building with families</p><p>•Case studies of integrating family involvement into neonatal care and outcomes<...

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  Episode #27

  #027 - A Preemie, Her Pediatrician, and 40 Years of Neonatal Care in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)

  Apr 15, 20261h 11mS1

  <p>In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Dr. Bharati Datta and Dr. Josel Doyle for a conversation that spans four decades and one very full circle moment. Over 40 years ago, Dr. Datta arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from India as the only pediatrician on the island. One of the tiny preterm babies she cared for, weighing barely over a pound at discharge, grew up to become a neonatologist herself. That baby is Dr. Doyle.</p><p>Together we explore, Dr. Datta’s journey where she shares what it took to build neonatal care from almost no...

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