David Napier is Professor of Medical Anthropology at University College London and Director of its Science, Medicine, and Society Network. He has authored several books and articles on resilience, vulnerability, and health agency, and co-authored three Lancet commissions (Climate Change and Health, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, and Culture and Health, this last for which he served as lead author). He specializes in addressing health vulnerability, having developed health vulnerability/resilience assessments and policy protocols in more than 50 countries for the UN, the WHO, and the European Commission, among others. Napier also serves as Global Academic Lead for Cities Changing Diabetes, an initiative working to reverse diabetes and obesity in 42 cities representing the health needs of more than 200 million people. He and his research group are currently working with The Economist Impact Unit on its Health Inclusivity Index, developing for the first time global health inclusivity indicators and measurements.
Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with
