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Preventable

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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**

The definitive story of COVID-19 and how global politics shape our health - from a world-leading expert and the pandemic's go-to 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 COVID-19 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 game-changing 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 deep-seated economic and social inequalities at their heart - it will challenge, outrage and inspire.

'A brutally compelling reminder that if voices like Devi's had been listened to, so many more could have lived' OWEN JONES

'One of the most brilliant scientists in the world who has been proven consistently right in this crisis' PIERS MORGAN

'Excellent . . . Fair, clear and compelling' NICOLA STURGEON


'Those who have found Professor Devi Sridhar's expertise and calm advice invaluable since the arrival of Covid-19 will be glad to know that she has written Preventable' RACHEL COOKE, Guardian, Non-fiction to look out for in 2022

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780241510551
Publication date: 6th April 2023
Author: Devi Lalita Sridhar
Publisher: Viking an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 424 pages
Genres: Infectious and contagious diseases
Immunology
Geopolitics
International institutions
Public International law: health
Personal and public health / health education
Vaccination
Epidemiology and Medical statistics
Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology
History of medicine
Impact of science and technology on society
Popular Science
Microbiology (non-medical)