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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter PiotPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.323kg ISBN: 9780393345513ISBN 10: 0393345513 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 04 June 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsStarred 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. No Time to Lose will serve as an inspiration to anyone looking to understand, or break into, global health research and policy. Times Higher Education ...offers an inspirational account of one person's career and how Piot's following his heart on science, integrity, and justice helped change our world for the better. Science An invaluable portrait...We need more people like Peter Piot who will rise to the occasion with spirit and passion. The Wall Street Journal [A] fascinating account of the complex behavioural responses that epidemics trigger among their human hosts. Nature A riveting read. The Lancet 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 Author InformationPeter 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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