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Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health

We Are Less Safe, Plain and Simple’ Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health.

Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak

STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on vaccines and federal programs get cut

The Doctor’s Art: A Resolve to Save Lives with Tom Frieden

A former Director of the CDC and former Health Commissioner of New York City shares stories of triumphs and challenges from his diverse career, from pioneering the ban on indoor smoking in America to drastically cutting rates of tuberculosis worldwide.

Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply

Al Jazeera | We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in all food.

It’s the world’s leading killer. Make it the focus of the next breakthrough.

The Washington Post | Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, is president and chief executive of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Race Against A Silent Killer: How to Tackle the Global Hypertension Crisis

Resolve to Save Lives | High blood pressure—the silent killer—is responsible for more than 10 million deaths every year, affecting more people than all infectious diseases combined.

The epidemics we stopped

POLITICO Pulse | Nearly three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report from Resolve to Save Lives is highlighting the infectious diseases that didn’t end in catastrophe.

Three Solutions for Public Health—And One Dangerous Idea

The Atlantic | The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and lack of strategic thinking—but its mission is too essential to abandon.

Why Even Well-Prepared Countries Failed the Pandemic Test

Foreign Affairs | Bad politics can undermine good public health.

What do you do when your best shot falls short?

TEDMED | Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., became Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in June 2009.

Appearances

May 19, 2026

The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola

The Atlantic | The world is already playing catch-up to a deadly disease....

May 19, 2026

Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’

Reuters | An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic...

May 13, 2026

Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns

Axios | "The U.S. has gone from leading global health security to watching from the...

May 8, 2026

Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions

ABC News | Dr. Tom Frieden examines the response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to...

April 8, 2026

Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’

STAT News | Intensive strategy shows promise at community health centers serving low-income people...

March 19, 2026

Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD

Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University | A Do Not Miss Health Storytelling...

Essays

May 26, 2026

8 former CDC directors: Reform PEPFAR, don’t dismantle it

STAT | A State Department plan scheduled to be implemented June 1 would strip the...

April 24, 2026

Why don’t proven health interventions reach people who need them?

Devex | Opinion: The “best buys” approach in global health has led to progress but...

January 23, 2026

The End of the Donor-Driven Era

Science Politics | Progress requires three things: seeing clearly, believing progress is possible, and creating...

December 10, 2025

The world is losing immunity to superbugs, but we can rebuild it

Financial Times | The evidence base for reversing drug resistance is there: measure results, learn...

November 21, 2025

Partisanship Is Poisoning Public Health

Scientific American | States and universities must step up to preserve data, and Congress must...

October 10, 2025

The Simple Steps That Can Prevent Dementia

The Wall Street Journal | My grandmother was terrified of losing her memory, but in...

Talks

March 20, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak

STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on...

November 16, 2023

Virtual Roundtable: Moving From Commitment to Action: Improving Primary Health Care

Council of Foreign Relations | Atul Gawande stresses the need to turn decades of promises...

September 20, 2023

Addressing Health Priorities in LMICs with Universal Health Coverage | 2023 Concordia Annual Summit

Concordia is the leading public-private sector convener, with the Annual Summit one of the most...

September 20, 2023

GHAI Presents at 78th UNGA in New York

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator held a discussion at the 78th United Nations General Assembly...

September 19, 2023

The Race Against A Silent Killer: How to Tackle the Global Hypertension Crisis

Resolve to Save Lives | High blood pressure—the silent killer—is responsible for more than 10...

May 25, 2023

Trans Fat Free by 2023 – Global Progress Toward the Target

Resolve to Save Lives | Five years into the World Health Organization’s REPLACE initiative, the...

Media

May 26, 2026

8 former CDC directors: Reform PEPFAR, don’t dismantle it

STAT | A State Department plan scheduled to be implemented June 1 would strip the...

May 19, 2026

The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola

The Atlantic | The world is already playing catch-up to a deadly disease....

May 19, 2026

Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’

Reuters | An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic...

May 13, 2026

Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns

Axios | "The U.S. has gone from leading global health security to watching from the...

May 8, 2026

Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions

ABC News | Dr. Tom Frieden examines the response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to...

April 24, 2026

Why don’t proven health interventions reach people who need them?

Devex | Opinion: The “best buys” approach in global health has led to progress but...

April 8, 2026

Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’

STAT News | Intensive strategy shows promise at community health centers serving low-income people...

March 19, 2026

Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD

Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University | A Do Not Miss Health Storytelling...

March 6, 2026

Former CDC Director: How to Fix Healthcare

CXOTalk | Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden explains why millions die from preventable causes...

February 26, 2026

4 calls to action from public health leaders who served in Republican and Democratic administrations

Healthbeat | Public health is inherently political because it often involves policy decisions, but it...

February 12, 2026

Hypertension, Potassium, and Anti-Cancer Vaccines with Dr. Tom Frieden

That Can't Be True with Chelsea Clinton | Tom Frieden and Chelsea Clinton talk about...

January 27, 2026

24 Simple Secrets to a Healthier Life

The New York Times | We spoke with two dozen doctors, therapists and authors and...

May 26, 2026

8 former CDC directors: Reform PEPFAR, don’t dismantle it

STAT | A State Department plan scheduled to be implemented June 1 would strip the U.S. of decades of disease...

May 19, 2026

The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola

The Atlantic | The world is already playing catch-up to a deadly disease....

May 19, 2026

Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’

Reuters | An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is...

May 13, 2026

Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns

Axios | "The U.S. has gone from leading global health security to watching from the sidelines," Tom Frieden, who served...

May 8, 2026

Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions

ABC News | Dr. Tom Frieden examines the response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, including quarantine...

April 24, 2026

Why don’t proven health interventions reach people who need them?

Devex | Opinion: The “best buys” approach in global health has led to progress but is fragmented, inefficient, and incomplete....

April 8, 2026

Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’

STAT News | Intensive strategy shows promise at community health centers serving low-income people...

March 19, 2026

Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD

Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University | A Do Not Miss Health Storytelling LIVE Author Q&A with world-renowned...

March 6, 2026

Former CDC Director: How to Fix Healthcare

CXOTalk | Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden explains why millions die from preventable causes and what it takes to...

February 26, 2026

4 calls to action from public health leaders who served in Republican and Democratic administrations

Healthbeat | Public health is inherently political because it often involves policy decisions, but it shouldn’t be partisan....

February 12, 2026

Hypertension, Potassium, and Anti-Cancer Vaccines with Dr. Tom Frieden

That Can't Be True with Chelsea Clinton | Tom Frieden and Chelsea Clinton talk about his six health tips, whether...

January 27, 2026

24 Simple Secrets to a Healthier Life

The New York Times | We spoke with two dozen doctors, therapists and authors and offered them a challenge: Create...