How We Can Outsmart Epidemics

Offered By: TED via YouTube

Course Description

Overview

Explore strategies for outsmarting epidemics in this 16-minute TED talk by tropical medicine expert Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. Gain insights from Farrar's experiences as Director of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam, where he encountered SARS, bird flu, and H1N1 flu outbreaks. Learn about his research in infectious diseases, tropical health, and emerging infections, and discover how global charitable foundations like the Wellcome Trust are working to improve health worldwide.

Syllabus

How we can outsmart epidemics

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TEDMED

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