Dr. Mike Ryan: “My mother took me by the two hands and said ‘don’t you die over there”

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Dr Mike Ryan, former Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization tells Brendan about heading up the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme during Covid, receiving death threats, his views on the anti-science movement, being held hostage, his anger over Gaza and why he’s now taking some time out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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