Annual Harish C. Mahindra Lecture: Lessons from the Pandemic for Science and Global Health

Soumya Swaminathan, Former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), held the Mittal Institute's 2024 Harish C. Mahindra lecture. The event took place as part of the Annual Cambridge Symposium 2024 on May 3, 2024, on the Harvard campus in Cambridge.
Soumya Swaminathan delivered a keynote address on “Lessons from the Pandemic for Science and Global Health,” in which she discussed the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of her work as Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2019-2022. She also elaborated on the importance of future pandemic preparedness, including the need for accelerated vaccine development, and underscored the significance of investing in healthy environments in addition to healthcare.
After the lecture, she was in conversation with Megan Murray, Ronda Stryker and William Johnston Professor of Global Health and Director of Research, Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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