A Discussion on Global Health with Tom Bollyky

Tom Bollyky joins Jim Lindsay to discuss the state of global health and the paradox of progress.

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Host
  • James M. Lindsay
    Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
Episode Guests
  • Thomas J. Bollyky
    Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program

Show Notes

Tom Bollyky joins Jim Lindsay to discuss the state of global health and the paradox of progress. Tom is director of the global health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at CFR. He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University and the author of the book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways.

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