Life Matters, ABC Radio Nationa
Dr Meru Sheel is a field epidemiologist and population health expert at Australian National University, but she describes herself as a ‘disease detective’.
Dr Sheel became interested in helping prevent infectious diseases as a young girl growing up in India, where she witnessed the impact of a strong public health campaign, resulting in the eradication of polio.
It is now Dr Sheel’s job to respond to health outbreaks around the world, and she has has just won a $500,000 fellowship to further her research into improving global prevention efforts.
The ‘disease detective’ whose job it is to run towards disaster. Life Matters, ABC Radio National,
