Royal Geographical Society - Global Health in the 21st Century

Can societies strike a balance between combating the dangers of viral outbreaks and pandemics, while maintaining the hopes of eradicating established diseases, such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, which continue to claim millions of lives each year?

Fergus Walsh, (Chair) BBC Medical Correspondent

Professor Peter Piot M.D, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Professor of Global Health

Professor W Ian Lipkin M.D, John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and Professor of Neurology and Pathology at Columbia University

Dr Marie Charles M.D, Founder and CEO of Global Medic Force

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