A WHO Insider’s Perspective | David Bell

THE BIG PICTURE INTERVIEW SERIES

I met a remarkable figure in the field of global public health who has worked for key organizations in the field. He has a PhD in malaria epidemiology and modeling of interventions, has led development and marketing of multiple infectious disease diagnostics and has published extensively in the field.

His name is David Bell. Having worked among various Gates organizations, he is a true insider of the global public health complex.

In this candid sit-down interview we discuss his perspectives on the Covid pandemic episode and his analysis of what we experienced — including lockdowns, the rationale for the global public-health response and whether policies disproportionately harmed the developing world.

Listening to his reasoning is helpful to better understand what happened and what is to come.