In conversation with David Nabarro

Published: Oct. 25, 2021, 5:41 p.m.

As the World Health Organization\u2019s Special Envoy on Covid-19, Dr David Nabarro has played a leading role in the international response to the pandemic.\n\nIn conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, he discussed the international community\u2019s handling of the crisis \u2013 from the initial outbreak in early 2020, to public health measures used to curb transmission, to current vaccination programmes.\n\nAs the international vaccine rollout continues, but with high numbers of Covid-19 cases across the world, Professor Nabarro also set out how countries can best manage this phase of the pandemic \u2013 and what needs to be done to ensure we are better prepared in the future.\n\nDavid Nabarro is co-director and chair of Global Health at Imperial College London\u2019s Institute of Global Health Innovation and strategic director of 4SD. In March 2020 he was appointed Special Envoy of WHO Director-General on Covid-19. He has over 40 years of experience in international public health as a community-based practitioner, educator, public servant, director and diplomat. He was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for work on international public health in 1992.