Peter Piot, MD, PhD, is the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, former undersecretary general of the United Nations, and former executive director of UNAIDS. He lives in London.
A riveting read. -- Laurie Garrett - The Lancet An invaluable portrait of the evolution of international health in recent decades... We need more people like Peter Piot who will rise to the occasion with spirit and passion. -- William Bynum - Wall Street Journal [A] fascinating account of the complex behavioural responses that epidemics trigger among their human hosts. -- Jose Esparza - Nature Insightful. -- Andrew Jack - Financial Times Starred review. A timely and accessible memoir ... enthralling reading ... will appeal to budding young scientists. -- Booklist Starred review. Piot helped assure that affordable drugs revolutionizing AIDS treatment would be available to the poorest victims. He leaves a legacy of change and hope in two worlds-medicine and politics-and an urgent reminder that their cooperation saves lives. -- Publishers Weekly