Marshalling Effective Response to Health Crises: Sir Peter Piot, Professor of Global Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
From Raise the Line by Osmosis from Elsevier
June 4, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 582
About this episode
Dr. Peter Piot shares insights from his experience with the Ebola virus outbreak and its implications for global health responses.
As concerns escalate about the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in Africa, we bring you the unique insights of Dr. Peter Piot, a renowned microbiologist who co-discovered the virus 50 years ago during the first recorded outbreak of the disease. His on-the-ground account of that crisis was provided to Raise the Line from Elsevier host Lindsey Smith before the current outbreak was declared, but it contains valuable historical perspective and shares lessons learned that he carried forward in his consequential career which including reshaping the global response to HIV/AIDS.
People in this episode
Host: Lindsey Smith
Guest: Sir Peter Piot
Topics covered
- health crises
- Ebola virus
- global health
- microbiology
- HIV/AIDS
- historical perspective
Keywords
- Ebola
- health crisis
- Sir Peter Piot
- global health
- HIV/AIDS
- microbiology
- historical lessons
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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