Book Event: Deployed by Kevin De Cock

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on Kevin M. De Cock's book, Deployed, which provides insights into global health crises and public health evolution.

This episode of The CommonHealth features a discussion of the recently published book, Deployed: A Physician on the Front Lines of Global Health, by Kevin M. De Cock. In Deployed, De Cock details an insider’s perspective confronting infectious disease crises from the AIDS pandemic to Ebola to Covid-19. He explores the intersections between medicine, global public health, and epidemiology throughout decades of public health evolution across continents and crises. De Cock draws from his experiences in diverse settings to offer practical guidance to a new generation of health leaders.

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Guest: Kevin M. De Cock

Topics covered

• global health
• infectious diseases
• public health
• epidemiology

Keywords

• AIDS
• Ebola
• Covid-19
• health leaders

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Products: Deployed: A Physician on the Front Lines of Global Health

Books & works: Deployed, Deployed: A Physician on the Front Lines of Global Health

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