David Blazes

David Blazes is deputy director of global health at the Gates Foundation and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Could Economic Incentives Encourage Faster Outbreak Reporting?

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A new funding mechanism could speed up early disease reporting, which could prevent outbreaks like Ebola from spiraling out of control

John Macki, a public health expert, controls motorcycle taxis before a health check point screening along the street, in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 23, 2026.