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The History of Smallpox Eradication - Dr Larry Brilliant - AudioDr Larry Brilliant Author: UCL
Larry Brilliant is the Vice-President, Google, Inc. and Chief Philanthropy Evangelist. As Chief Philanthropy Evangelist, Dr. Larry Brilliant is responsible for representing Google to foundations, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies advocating for the partnerships and initiatives needed to solve the global challenges of our age. Larry is an M.D. and M.P.H., board-certified in preventive medicine, epidemiology and public health. He was one of a four person international team that lead the successful WHO smallpox eradication program in India and South Asia. He later founded The Seva Foundation, which works in dozens of countries around the world, primarily to eliminate preventable and curable blindness. Seva's projects have given back sight to nearly 3 million people since its founding in 1978. He serves as Chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS) established by Presidential directive. He was elected to membership in the Council on Foreign Relations in 2009. Time magazine named him to the TIME 100, as one of the 20 most influential scientists and thinkers and one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. As of June 2009, Dr Brilliant became President of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. He also sits on the boards of Health Metrics Network, and Omidyar Networks Humanity United. He was a professor of international health and epidemiology at the University of Michigan for ten years and is the author of two books including "The Management of Smallpox Eradication in India" (1980) and dozens of scientific articles on infectious diseases, blindness, and international health policy. He was recently a first responder for CDCs smallpox bio-terrorism response effort, volunteered in Sri Lanka for tsunami relief, and established Pandefense, an interdisciplinary consultancy to prepare for possible pandemic influenza. Larry lived in India working as a United Nations medical officer for more than a decade when he worked in the suc Language: en-gb Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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