Of the three major disciplines in global health, public health is both the least visible and the least well-funded. And yet, effective public health practices are critical to alleviating and even avoiding major health crises (think pandemics). In this episode, I chat about the future of public health with Dr. Jay Varma, who has led public health programs around the world for the past two decades. We discuss the importance of thinking from a prevention and policy mindset, the crisis facing effective public health administration, and the role of AI in relieving the pressures that put public health at risk. Could AI be the single biggest opportunity to improve public health in our lifetimes?

We cover topics including:

• How public health complements R&D and care delivery to keep populations healthier
• The role AI can play to help public health agencies forced to do more with less
• Enabling “high touch” public health at scale

Please listen in to join this fascinating —and critical—conversation.