Devi Sridhar Preventable : How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKThe definitive story of COVID19 and how global politics shape our health from a worldleading expert and the pandemics goto science communicator Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID19 pandemic including her personal experience as a scientist and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come. In gripping and heartfelt prose, Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected and puts you in the room with key decision makers at crucial moments. She vibrantly conveys the twists and turns of a plot that saw deadlier varients emerge (contrary to the predictions of social media pundits who argued it would mutate to a milder form) countries with weak health systems like Senegal and Vietnam fare better than countries like the US and UK (which were consistently ranked as the most prepared) and the quickest development of gamechanging vaccines in history (and their unfair distribution)Combining science, politics, ethics and economics, this definitive book dissects the global structures that determine our fate, and reveals the deepseated economic and social inequalities at their heart it will challenge, outrage and inspire. A brutally compelling reminder that... | Devi Sridhar Preventable : How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the