Handa Professor of Global Health

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London

This professorial chair has been supporting world-class research on health and health equity for eight years, beginning in 2015. The post is currently held by Professor Peter Piot, former Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Special Advisor to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

Professor Peter Piot and Professor Heidi Larson welcoming Bill Gates to LSHTM (photo courtesy of LSHTM)