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Wondering how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected those in need of emergency help? Listen to the first episode of our two-part interview with AMREF Flying Doctors on the complexity of overseas evacuations. We are joined by Dr Joseph Lelo, Medical Director, and Maggie Kariuki, Operations Manager, who are based in Nairobi, Kenya. With nearly 60 years’ experience in the aeromedical transport industry,...

The World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of COVID 19 a pandemic in March 2020. One year on, we reflect on the massive changes people and businesses made so quickly. Living in both Portugal and Canada during the pandemic, Regional Security Director Frank Harrison shares his different experiences in the two countries. Now in the second year of COVID-19, he discusses how organisations are...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global disrupter in every sense of the word. Today, we dive into how it's changed travel and what international travel might look like as borders start to reopen. World Travel Protection’s General Manager of Global Security Services, Rodger Cook, discusses how the policing of COVID restrictions in certain countries has impacted global security, the impact local law...

Amy Gildea, managing director of Tetra Tech International Development for the Asia-Pacific Region, joins us on this episode to discuss how the global company adjusted its programs during COVID-19 to support economic recovery and security. Tetra Tech’s programs vary from education and investments to servicing court responses of domestic and family violence, making the continuation of their work ess...

Have you found yourself losing patience or being overwhelmed with situations that normally don't bother you? Has the pandemic brought up feelings of anxiety, isolation, or exhaustion? In this episode, we're joined again by integrative psychotherapist and advanced craniosacral therapist Charlotte Copeland to discuss the importance of mental health as we continue to manage the impacts of COVID-19 on...

Has the global COVID-19 pandemic affected our mental health and wellbeing? Has it changed our ability to deal with everyday stressors? And what physical and emotional signals indicate our stress levels have increased? In this episode, integrative psychotherapist and advanced craniosacral therapist Charlotte Copeland reveals how living in uncertain times can affect our mind’s response to daily stre...

When a disaster strikes, most people run as far away from the "danger zone" as possible. Journalists, however, do the opposite. They run towards the disaster, led by fearless determination and the hope of capturing an exclusive story. So, how do journalists stay safe while chasing a story that exposes them to danger? How do reporters know how to spot a potential risk before it poses a real threat?...

Ever wondered how it feels to climb some of the world's tallest mountains (such as Mount Everest or K2)? Or what it's like exploring areas so remote you're a week's walk from any town or medical help? During his time working on the "Tourism in the Death Zone" project for Leeds Beckett University, PhD research student Jase Wilson experienced an incredible adventure - but he also exposed himself to...

Travelling the world for work may sound thrilling, but the reality often has its challenges. Join world champion waterski jumper Jacinta Carroll as she speaks with NAVIGATE host and travel security expert Rodger Cook about the highs and lows of having a career that takes you all over the globe. Jacinta's talent for waterski jumping has seen her compete everywhere from Mexico to Russia since she wa...

Join host Rodger Cook, World Travel Protection’s global security expert, as he explores the possibility of increased fraud-related activity as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. Speaking with leading fraud expert Jim Gee – Crowe UK's National Head of the Forensic Services – Rodger's conversation highlights the challenges businesses face as they attempt to return to "business as usual" wh...