Global Health Program

The Council on Foreign Relations’ Global Health program provides independent, evidence-based analysis and recommendations to meet the health challenges of a globalized world. The program and affiliated fellows disseminate its findings to policy makers, opinion leaders, and the general public through briefings, meetings, books, op-eds, articles, interactives, and the award-winning Think Global Health online bulletin.

Program Experts

Thomas J. Bollyky

Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program

Luciana L. Borio

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Yanzhong Huang

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Stephanie Psaki

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Prashant Yadav

Senior Fellow for Global Health

1523 results

Families Are Going Rogue With Rapid Tests
Atlantic
January 20, 2022
Featuring Jennifer Nuzzo
Expert Take
The Truth About COVID Vaccines: Not Perfect, but They're Saving Many Lives
USA Today
January 18, 2022
By Luciana L. Borio
CDC Director Aims to Improve Covid-19 Messaging, Data Collection
Wall Street Journal
January 17, 2022
Featuring Tom Frieden
Expert Take
The Problem With China's Zero COVID Strategy
Gzero World
January 15, 2022
The Omicron Surge May be Starting to Peak in Some Parts of the U.S.
NPR
January 14, 2022
Featuring Jennifer Nuzzo
Expert Take
Omicron is Spreading Lightning Fast. We Need to Shift Our Strategy Quickly, Too.
Washington Post
January 12, 2022
By Luciana L. Borio
The Lucky Few to Never Get Coronavirus Could Teach Us More About It
Washington Post
January 8, 2022
Meeting
Vaccine Equity and Global Economic Recovery
January 7, 2022
Expert Take
The First Two Years of COVID-19: Lessons to Improve Preparedness for the Next Pandemic
JAMA Network
January 6, 2022
By Jennifer Nuzzo and Lawrence O. Gostin
Expert Take
A National Strategy for COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures
Journal of the American Medical Association
January 6, 2022
By Luciana L. Borio
Expert Take
Opinion: Why the Global Fund Must Take on Pandemic Preparedness
Devex
January 6, 2022
By Tom Frieden
WHO Chief Tedros Looks Guaranteed for Re-election Amid COVID Pandemic
Nature
January 6, 2022
Featuring Thomas J. Bollyky
For CDC’s Walensky, a Steep Learning Curve on Messaging
New York Times
January 5, 2022
Featuring Tom Frieden
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Faces a Surging Virus—And a Crisis of Trust
Time
January 5, 2022
Featuring Tom Frieden
'Tit for Tat': Why Hunt for COVID's Origins Still Mired in Politics and Controversy
Guardian
December 31, 2021
Featuring Yanzhong Huang
COVID-19 Pill Offers Hope But No Magic Bullet Against Pandemic
South China Morning Post
December 30, 2021
Featuring Thomas J. Bollyky
Best Books of 2021
Think Global Health
December 24, 2021
Featuring Yanzhong Huang
What Happens When Omicron Hits China
Vox
December 24, 2021
Featuring Yanzhong Huang
China's Zero COVID Strategy Braces for Omicron
Voice of America
December 22, 2021
Featuring Yanzhong Huang
Meeting
7-1-7 as a Global Goal For Early Detection and Response
December 17, 2021
Expert Take
The Biden administration has been sidelining vaccine experts
Washington Post
December 16, 2021
By Luciana L. Borio
Expert Take
Critical Time to Bridge Sino-U.S. Trust Gap
China Daily
December 16, 2021
By Yanzhong Huang and Scott Kennedy
The World's Most Sought After Vaccine Is Still Blocked in China
Fortune
December 14, 2021
Featuring Yanzhong Huang
Expert Take
Three Ways to Prepare Society for the Next Pandemic
TED
December 13, 2021
By Jennifer Nuzzo

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