Dr Sam Allen, a specialist in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, shares three decades of firsthand experience from the world's most challenging health emergencies. His career spans leprosy research in the Belgian Congo, founding a hospital in Ghana, and medical expeditions to remote regions including the Kalahari and the Amazon, delivering healthcare to isolated communities beyond conventional reach.
This immersive talk takes you through high-consequence infectious disease outbreaks—AIDS, Ebola, and Zika among them—and sudden-onset health disasters, exploring what it means to practice medicine at the frontlines of global health crises. As Immediate Past Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, Allen continues working in infectious disease hotspots worldwide. The evening includes a special screening followed by a Q&A session.
