It is a year from the date that the World Health Organisation declared Covid a global pandemic and exactly 365 days since today's guest, Mario, set foot on a plane - an anniversary of deep significance for this international aid worker, sitting in the corner of his home where he has carved out an office, overlooking a sea of skyscrapers in Dubai

* Dubai, known internationally for its jaw dropping architecture and multicultural buzz, Mario paints a vivid picture about what happened in this city that never slept before this year. 

* the challenges faced by international aid workers globally - during the expected and unexpected of the worst of the Covid pandemic.

*What happens when our countries' leaders deny the crisis and a question we may ask - who will be held accountable?

* what it meant to deliver aid to help people where they never thought it would be needed - in Italy and America and how we capture the stories, the voices of those that cannot speak for themselves

* What it means to say "I am Pro Science" in 2021 and what we all need right now - the rallying cry to action within all our power.

This episode was recorded on March 3 2021

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