Monday, September 16, 2013

Global Health Revisited- Now More Interconnected Than Ever

Just the other day I attended an informative global health lecture by Dr. Michael Stevens at the VCU School of Medicine.


Highlighted in the lecture was the increased interconnectedness of populations through high volume air traffic across nations.

The short video below simulates a 24 hour global air traffic pattern. Fascinating.



The next outbreak is only an international flight away.