Dr. Stefan Swartling Peterson

Dr. Stefan Swartling Peterson

Stefan Swartling Peterson is a public health physician and professor of global transformation for health at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. A former global chief of health at UNICEF, he is now a visiting professor at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Latest Articles

Opinion: The world's response to antibiotic resistance is still too weak

Opinion: The world's response to antibiotic resistance is still too weak

over 1 year ago // Global health

Antibiotic resistance is a global leading cause of death — but the world's response is still too weak and narrow.

Opinion: How urbanization is impacting health

Opinion: How urbanization is impacting health

about 4 years ago // Building Back Health

Urbanization is the future of human living. The proliferation of cities has brought unprecedented challenges to individual life and society. However, cities are also the engines of change and our best bet at saving the life of both people and the planet.