Atul Gawande: “How to Live Longer: Lessons from USAID’s Work on the Reduction of Premature Death”

Atul Gawande: “How to Live Longer: Lessons from USAID’s Work on the Reduction of Premature Death”

McArthur Fellow and an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher

ABOUT THE EVENT

A discussion with Atul Gawande, former Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development from January 2022 to January 2025. Gains in reducing premature mortality – death in childhood and adulthood in early and middle age – have added three decades to the lifespan of the human species. And a subset of lower income countries have demonstrated that systems focused on reducing premature mortality through universal primary care can achieve higher life expectancy than the US at a fraction of the cost.

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