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What should countries learn from the pandemic?

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • May 6, 2022 • 23m

The World Health Organization says nearly 15 million people died in the first two years of the pandemic, mostly as a result of the virus itself - but also because people couldn't get proper treatment since hospitals were overwhelmed. The WHO says it's a wake up call for countries to invest in data and their healthcare systems to make them resilient to crises. So, what lessons should be learned?

Join host Adrian Finighan.

Guests:

Bharat Pankhania - Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School.

Azeddine Ibrahimi - Professor of Medical Biotechnology at the Rabat Medical School.

T. Sundararaman - Health Systems Expert.