Devi Sridhar: How to Prevent (Another) Pandemic
As both chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh and a highly effective social media communicator, Professor Devi Sridhar became an invaluable resource for many in the early days of the pandemic, and a household name across the country. She joins us to discuss what lessons we can learn – and how this should shape our future policies – in the context of her new book Preventable: How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One.
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