Episode 14: Preventing a Pandemic - Lessons from COVID-19 (with Alanna Shaikh)

What can we learn from COVID-19 that will better prepare us for the future? Undoubtedly, COVID-19 has changed our lives and our world. In this episode of Imagine Human, we talk with Alanna Shaikh, a global health consultant responsible for designing resilient and pandemic-proof healthcare systems. Through our discussion, she points to various human and government factors that contributed to this pandemic, ranging from broken healthcare systems lacking resources and funding to climate change. In the end, she encourages us to do our part through social distancing and eventually through voting and grassroots action. If you or a loved one has been affected negatively by COVID-19, please visit our this episode's blog post at for aggregated links to various resources. Finally, if you enjoyed this episode, please comment, share with your friends, and

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Episode 14: Preventing a Pandemic - Lessons from COVID-19 (with Alanna Shaikh) is an episode from Imagine Human by Imagine Human.

This episode is 00:40:39 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2020.

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