Mukesh Chawla

Mukesh Chawla is a senior advisor at the Brown University Pandemic Center and former chief advisor for health security at the World Bank.

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.