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Preventable - How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One (Hardcover)
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Preventable - How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One (Hardcover)
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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**
Preventable tells the extraordinary 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 (from the jailed doctor in Wuhan
who sounded the alarm, and the bored passengers marooned on the
Diamond Princess cruise ship, to the daily nightmares of exhausted
healthcare workers), and puts you in the room with key decision
makers at crucial moments (from over-confident heads of states and
their hesitant scientific advisors, to the beleaguered leaders of
global health organisations). Sridhar vibrantly conveys the twists
and turns of a plot that saw: deadlier variants emerge (contrary to
the predictions of social media pundits who argued it would mutate
to a milder form); the Pyrrhic victory in many countries of the
false narrative of health versus the economy (those countries which
controlled the virus, like Taiwan and Denmark, had a steadier
recovery); 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
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