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Dr Rizsa Albarracin, Humanitarian and Climate Risk and Adaptation Lead, Queensland Health

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Dr Rizsa Albarracin grew up in abject poverty in a remote jungle in the Philippines. At age 12, she left her village on her own to pursue an education in the hope of breaking the poverty cycle and seeing the world.

Fast forward a decade or more, a medical science degree, a PhD in Vision Neuroscience, world travel and a new-found passion for climate change, and Rizsa landed a job with Queensland Health’s Office of Hospital Sustainability as lead for climate risk and adaptation.

On the back of the Senate’s ‘Climate Change and Healthcare’ meeting, we speak with Rizsa about Queensland Health’s actions to reduce emissions and its impact on the climate, and how she is giving back to her village in the Philippines.

  continue reading

53 episodes

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Manage episode 501066150 series 2663385
Content provided by Queensland Clinical Senate. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Queensland Clinical Senate or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Dr Rizsa Albarracin grew up in abject poverty in a remote jungle in the Philippines. At age 12, she left her village on her own to pursue an education in the hope of breaking the poverty cycle and seeing the world.

Fast forward a decade or more, a medical science degree, a PhD in Vision Neuroscience, world travel and a new-found passion for climate change, and Rizsa landed a job with Queensland Health’s Office of Hospital Sustainability as lead for climate risk and adaptation.

On the back of the Senate’s ‘Climate Change and Healthcare’ meeting, we speak with Rizsa about Queensland Health’s actions to reduce emissions and its impact on the climate, and how she is giving back to her village in the Philippines.

  continue reading

53 episodes

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