Interview with John Chalmers, Senior Director, The George Institute
For those that are not familiar with your name, would you start by introducing yourself? After obtaining my PhD in cardiovascular physiology I moved to Boston to work at MIT…
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The George Institute conducts research that shapes global health. Our research takes place across a broad health landscape, underpinned by a desire to have the highest impact on healthcare for disadvantaged populations across all corners of the world. Since 1999, our work has seen countless discoveries that have shaped global health plans, decisions and outcomes for millions of people.
Over the last decade, the Institute has delivered high-impact evidence from a large program of research and innovation that has influenced health policy and healthcare practice worldwide.
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