How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One

Professor Devi Sridhar traces the story of Covid-19 from her unique vantage point, remembering the early days of the pandemic when evidence begins to emerge about the effects of the virus on children.

Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University, has risen to prominence as one of Britain’s most trusted commentators on COVID-19. Fresh from advising the Scottish and UK Governments, the WHO and UNICEF, the academic uses the timeline of the pandemic to shine a light on how science, politics, ethics and economics affect our health.

Written and read by Devi Sridhar
Abridged by Rosemary Goring
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie Show less