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APHA Presentations
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Ignition Stage
Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics
In Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics: Decoding the Social and Political Drivers of Pandemics, Dr. Tyler Evans draws on two decades of work across more than 100 countries to reveal a simple but uncomfortable truth: healthcare is not the same as health. Through powerful stories from refugee camps, city streets, and pandemic command centers, Dr. Evans exposes how poverty, discrimination, and politics, not pathogens, determine who lives and who dies.
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Ignition Stage
Syndemics, Science, Systems & the Streets
In Syndemics, Science, Systems & the Streets, Dr. Tyler Evans unpacks how politics, poverty, and fragmented systems converge to shape modern health crises. Drawing on decades of global and domestic experience, he reveals how interconnected epidemics of disease, disinformation, and displacement are symptoms of deeper systemic failure.
Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics
Released August 5, 2025
A compelling exploration of how socio-political factors like inequality and poverty exacerbate pandemics.
In a world where millions perish from preventable diseases amid unprecedented wealth and technological advancement, Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics illuminates a central paradox of our times. This compelling work by a seasoned physician and global health leader unravels the complex web of social, political, and economic factors driving pandemics and other public health crises.