Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden is president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a global nonprofit organization that partners with countries around the world to scale up solutions to the world's deadliest health threats. Frieden is a physician trained in internal medicine, infectious diseases, public health, and epidemiology. He is former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), former commissioner of the New York City Health Department, and author of the forthcoming book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own (MIT Press, September 30). He is a former senior fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Transparency Misinterpreted: CDC Vaccine Policy and Conflicts of Interest
A former CDC director says the idea that the agency's vaccine advisors profited from their recommendations is a fallacy
The Future of Community Health Workers in Global Health
Over-performing, but under-utilized
Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness at the Country Level
Health security approaches and challenges
Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home
Rapidly developing countries critically need clean household energy
The Politics of Primary Health Care
A Q & A with health leaders from Costa Rica and Thailand
Food Fight: Fighting for Healthier Food is a Life-or-Death Struggle
Governments should act now to build resilient populations, protected from nutrition-related diseases
The Double Threat of COVID-19 in Africa
Deaths from health-care disruptions due to COVID-19 are almost certain to outnumber deaths from the coronavirus itself
COVID-19 This Week—The Looming Question: Internal Travel Restrictions
To reduce risk, we must close bars and other indoor spaces, reduce crowds, mask up, wash hands, and increase distancing
COVID-19 This Week: The Tide Is Beginning to Turn, But Is Still Very High
The better we understand coronavirus, our risk, and our response with real-time intelligence, the better we can fight it
COVID-19 This Week: On the Brink
The United States is a global outlier—a long way from vaccines or containment, even as we consider reopening schools
Coronavirus Epidemiology This Week
We won’t stop COVID-19 until we focus on the data that matter