Humanosphere Podcast Discusses Evolution Of Term ‘Global Health’ With Peter Piot

Humanosphere: Peter Piot: From tropical medicine to global health
In this podcast, Imana Gunawan, social media manager and producer of the podcast at Humanosphere, interviews Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who discusses the etymology of the term “global health” and the importance of building health infrastructures instead of responding to diseases ad hoc. The podcast also includes a discussion with Humanosphere reporter Tom Murphy on various global health and development stories from the week (5/20).

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