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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 5, 2024
Health
Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation on Food and Nutrition Policy With Francesco Branca
FRIEDEN: Thank you so much for joining us. I'm delighted today that we have Dr. Francesco Branca with us for a conversation about nutritional issues very broadly. Francesco is Director of the Departm…
September 9, 2020
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
COVID-19 Update With Dr. Tom Frieden
Dr. Tom Frieden, senior fellow for global health at CFR and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides an assessment of the current status of the COVID-19 pande…
December 4, 2023
Health
Virtual Roundtable: Financing of Primary Health Care and the Central Role and Important Limitations of Capitation
FRIEDEN: Thanks so much. And thanks for joining us. I'm really looking forward to this discussion. Dr. Kara Hanson has led important work assessing financing in health care. And you might say: Why is…
March 3, 2020
News Release
Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden Joins CFR as Senior Fellow for Global Health
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) welcomes physician and thought leader Dr. Tom Frieden to its David Rockefeller Studies Program as a senior fellow for global health. A recognized global heal…
November 16, 2023
Health
Virtual Roundtable: Moving From Commitment to Action: Improving Primary Health Care
FRIEDEN: Today we have Dr. Atul Gawande for a roundtable discussion. And Dr. Gawande is currently the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development. He is l…
October 20, 2009
Economic Crises
Global Imbalances, National Rebalancing, and the Political Economy of Recovery
Overview Global macroeconomic imbalances—massive borrowing by some countries and massive lending by others—drove the financial boom and bubble that eventually burst into the current crisis. These …
