Sue Desmond-Hellmann: A smarter, more precise way to think about public health
苏-戴斯蒙-赫尔曼: 关于公共卫生更为巧妙和精确的思考
Sue Desmond-Hellmann leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s mission to establish equity for every person. Full bio
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Theresa Marie.
and Kevin Michael's on his right.
而坐在父亲右侧的是凯文·迈克尔。
was picking names.
number seven came along,
on Jennifer Bridget.
ceremonial moment.
for their new babies
of this special ceremonial time?
bearable without a name.
dreaming of the future of that child --
of a future for their child
an updated pie chart.
under five worldwide."
of that pie chart, about 40 percent --
is less than one month old.
"We have no idea."
what you can't define.
the dreams of those parents
about a new approach,
know why babies are dying,
from a very special place.
an oncologist.
to help people feel better.
made them feel worse.
being driven to my clinic
into my exam room by their mothers.
in the war on cancer,
couldn't differentiate
that we wanted to hit hard
that we wanted to preserve.
all very familiar with --
so infection was a constant threat --
to the biotechnology industry.
for breast cancer patients
of telling the healthy cells
HER2-positive breast cancer,
form of breast cancer.
hit hard the cancer cells,
gentle on the normal cells.
gene sequencing and more --
revolutionized cancer therapy.
better way to tackle diseases
expensive medicines like Herceptin
targeting for individuals
you're thinking, "She's crazy.
to make a big difference.
as a cancer doctor.
who trained in San Francisco in the '80s,
a terrible global challenge.
are living with HIV.
become pregnant,
until the age of two.
can virtually guarantee
the virus to the baby.
kind of like that blast of chemo,
every pregnant woman in the world.
where HIV rates are the highest.
in sub-Saharan Africa
where rates are highest.
to a public health problem
in certain areas in the developing world
can change things on a big scale.
elements of precision public health:
to the 2.6 million babies
the causes of infant mortality
with the highest infant mortality
who has just lost her child,
Did they have a fever?"
after the baby has died.
in the shoes of that mom.
excruciating conversation.
there was a fever or vomiting,
that knowledge,
a precision public health approach?
because of a bacterial infection
mom has a seven times higher chance
we can prevent that death
and safe as penicillin.
the right interventions
in the right places
and with these interventions
our 15-year goal.
into a million babies' lives saved
to public health --
tackle malnutrition?
cervical cancer in women?
in two different worlds,
by public health professionals.
about precision public health
talent and tools --
in ways I never imagined
that kind of talent and tools
the confidence
the moment that child is born,
will be measured in decades,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sue Desmond-Hellmann - CEO, Gates FoundationSue Desmond-Hellmann leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s mission to establish equity for every person.
Why you should listen
As CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Hellmann leads the organization's vision for a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life. Drawing on her diverse experience as scientist, physician and business executive, she oversees a variety of missions focused on eradicating disease, poverty and inequity. She leads 1,400 people, across four continents, working in more than 100 countries to help more children and young people survive and thrive, combat infectious diseases that hit the poorest hardest, and empower people -- particularly women and girls -- to transform their lives.
Trained as an oncologist, Dr. Desmond-Hellmann spent 14 years at biotech firm Genentech, developing a number of breakthrough medicines, including two of the first gene-targeted therapies for cancer, Avastin and Herceptin. In November 2009, Forbes magazine named her one of the world's seven most "powerful innovators," calling her "a hero to legions of cancer patients." Her time at Genentech put her at the forefront of the precision medicine revolution, and in her current role she champions a similar approach to global development: precision public health -- getting the right interventions, to the right populations, in the right places, to save lives.
Immediately prior to joining the foundation in 2014, Dr. Desmond-Hellmann was the first female chancellor of the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), overseeing all aspects of the university and medical center's strategy and operations. It was her second stint at UCSF, having completed her clinical training there in the 1980s. She moved to Uganda in 1989 to work on HIV/AIDS and cancer, which she credits as a turning point in her career. "It was so profound to recognize ... that all the learning I had done to become a doctor didn't matter at all if I didn’t make a contribution," she said.
Dr. Desmond-Hellmann is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. She was listed among Fortune magazine's "50 most powerful women in business" for seven years. In 2010, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and elected to the Institute of Medicine. She serves on the boards of directors at Facebook Inc. and the Procter & Gamble Company.
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