Thomas J. Bollyky

Thomas J. Bollyky is director of the global health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. Bollyky is also the author of the book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways.  

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Close-up photo of the surface of a silicon semiconductor chip: WELLCOME COLLECTION/Paul Griggs. CC BY
Governance

Global Health by the Numbers: December 2019

by Thomas J. Bollyky

Children look out from their classroom in a (truly) rural primary school in Min County, Gansu Province, China on June 1, 2011. The school, with five teachers and 102 students, is on a high mountain. We see the adorable faces of several small children looking out weather-beaten window panes hung on a yellow brick wall. Faded chalk writing of chinese characters can be seen scribbled on the concrete sill. REUTERS photo.
Urbanization

The Lost Cities and Towns of Asia and Africa

by Thomas J. Bollyky

A global definition of cities means better understanding of local urban health

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young
Governance

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Simon Wigley

The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system