# Devi Sridhar

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How Do We Manage Living Longer?

Scrolling through social media we’re presented with all sorts of methods to live longer: supplements, bio-hacking, optimisation. All this speaks to a very individualistic approach to health, but actually one of the biggest factors to maximise your longevity is where you live. Today’s guest, Dr Dev…

9 - 'How Not To Die (Too Soon)' with Prof. Devi Sridhar

The conversation covers a range of topics related to public health, global health challenges, the impact of ultra-processed foods and microplastics, the wellness industry, access to clean water, barriers to implementing health knowledge, blue zones and community health, and challenges in healthcare…

Evidence to Action: Science Communication in Global Health

Fireside conversation between Prof Devi Sridhar and Mia Malan exploring how scientific evidence is translated into public understanding and collective action in global health. Drawing on Prof Devi Sridhar’s experience as a prominent public voice in print, broadcast, and digital media, and Mia Malan…

Will bird flu be the next big pandemic? – Alex Andreou asks Prof. Devi Sridhar

You might have seen a flurry of alarming headlines and articles about bird flu in recent weeks. Some reports are comparing it to COVID-19, and positioning it as the next potential worldwide pandemic. How concerned should we be? Alex Andreou asks Devi Sridhar, Professor and Personal Chair in Global …

Doctors’ Notes: Healthy Longevity Special at Hay Festival

This extended episode of What's Up Docs? features Chris and Xand van Tulleken's full live conversation with Professor Devi Sridhar at Hay Festival. Going deeper than the main episode, they explore the tension between individual responsibility and structural change, and why asking "how do I stay hea…

How to Live Healthier for Longer

Welcome to What's Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the ideas shaping our health and wellbeing. In this episode, recorded live at Hay Festival, they're joined by Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edin…

The Slip Slop Slap campaign and the Brexit referendum

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. We start with the birth of an Australian campaign to get people to take care in the sun and …

How to Manage Global Health and Are We Getting Better at It?

The term „Global Health“ has, in recent times, increasingly served to denote the global political dimension of medical questions. The lecture series taken from the CAS research focus of the same name (directors: Peter Falkai, Katja Radon, Matthias Siebeck) analyzes more precisely this heterogeneous…

Dr. Devi Sridhar, Author & Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh

Dr. Devi Sridhar on Public Health, Politics, and Building Healthier Societies In the inaugural episode of The CUGH Global Health Leader Podcast, CUGH Executive Director Dr. Keith Martin sits down with renowned global health expert Dr. Devi Sridhar, Professor and Chair of Global Public Health at the…