No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses (47 page)
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Authors: Peter Piot
Visiting a methadone maintenance clinic in Yunan Province, with Ambassador Randal Tobias, 2005
(UNAIDS).
Meeting with Premier Wen Jiao Bao, June 2005
(UNAIDS).
An unanticipated review of the troops at the Yunan Police Academy in Kunming, 2005
(UNAIDS).
Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, 2005
(UNAIDS).
Together with Zacki Achmat, founder of TAC (Treatment Action Campaign) at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg, 2008
(H. Larson).
My last UNAIDS Board meeting with Ambassador Mark Dybul as chair, December 2008
(UNAIDS).
Formal photo with President Amadou Toumani Toure and my successor Michel Sidibé, Bamako, Mali, December 2008
(H. Larson).
Praise for
No Time to Lose
“Piot exudes intelligence, passion, and excitement. . . . He leaves a legacy of change and hope in two worlds—medicine and politics—and an urgent reminder that their cooperation saves lives.”
—
Publishers Weekly
, starred review
“Insightful.”
—Andrew Jack,
Financial Times
“Piot’s candid memoir of his path from early fieldwork on Ebola to founding director of UNAIDS highlights the challenges of ‘global health.’ ”
—Jerry C. H. Tam,
Science
“Piot . . . has written an inspiring and at times humorous memoir. . . . Reminiscent of Tracy Kidder’s
Mountains Beyond Mountains
and highly recommended for fans of memoirs about medical breakthroughs.”
—Mary Chitty,
Library Journal
“[A] timely and accessible memoir. . . . Piot’s race to make a difference in the face of this overwhelming epidemic makes for enthralling reading, and his determination, efforts, and accomplishments are inspiring. . . . This eminently readable firsthand account by a doctor on the front lines of the battle against AIDS will appeal to budding young scientists.”
—Kristine Huntley,
Booklist
, starred review
“Piot’s memoir shines with vivid recollections.”
—Kate Tuttle,
Boston Globe
“From the discovery of Ebola virus to the struggle against HIV, Peter Piot has been at the forefront of the global fight against infectious diseases. In this insightful book, Dr. Piot reminds us of the importance of our shared responsibility for overcoming global humanitarian challenges.”
—Kofi Annan, Nobel laureate and
former secretary-general of the United Nations
“An absorbing memoir in which the author learns to combat deadly diseases and maneuver in the international political scene.”
—
Kirkus Reviews
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Piot, Peter, 1949–
No time to lose : a life in pursuit of deadly viruses / Peter Piot. — 1st ed.
p. ; cm.
Life in pursuit of deadly viruses
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-393-06316-5 (hardcover)
I. Title. II. Title: Life in pursuit of deadly viruses.
[DNLM: 1. Piot, Peter, 194
9
– 2. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. 3. Virology—Belgium—Autobiography. 4. Virology—England—Autobiography. 5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome—history—Belgium. 6. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome—history—England. 7. Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola—history—Belgium. 8. Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola—history—England. 9. History, 20th Century—Belgium. 10. History, 20th Century—England. 11. History, 21st Century—Belgium. 12. History, 21st Century—England. 13. International Cooperation—Belgium—Autobiography. 14. International Cooperation—England—Autobiography. WZ 100]
616.9’101—dc23
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