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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

June 10, 2026

How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn

The Telegraph | Sarah Newey explores how South Korea achieved a hypertension control rate of...

June 6, 2026

Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry

USA Today | Public health experts warn that hosting the 2026 World Cup across 11...

June 3, 2026

This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID, withdrawing from the WHO, and neglecting...

May 29, 2026

What’s different about this Ebola outbreak?

CBS News | Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBS News to discuss what sets the current...

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...

Essays

June 6, 2026

I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

STAT | Dr. Tom Frieden calls for massive, immediate action to stop the growing Ebola...

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...

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

June 10, 2026

How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn

The Telegraph | Sarah Newey explores how South Korea achieved a hypertension control rate of...

June 6, 2026

Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry

USA Today | Public health experts warn that hosting the 2026 World Cup across 11...

June 6, 2026

I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

STAT | Dr. Tom Frieden calls for massive, immediate action to stop the growing Ebola...

June 3, 2026

This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID, withdrawing from the WHO, and neglecting...

May 29, 2026

What’s different about this Ebola outbreak?

CBS News | Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBS News to discuss what sets the current...

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...

June 10, 2026

How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn

The Telegraph | Sarah Newey explores how South Korea achieved a hypertension control rate of 59% — and what other...

June 6, 2026

Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry

USA Today | Public health experts warn that hosting the 2026 World Cup across 11 US cities poses significant disease...

June 6, 2026

I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

STAT | Dr. Tom Frieden calls for massive, immediate action to stop the growing Ebola outbreak in DRC before it...

June 3, 2026

This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID, withdrawing from the WHO, and neglecting public health preparedness have left...

May 29, 2026

What’s different about this Ebola outbreak?

CBS News | Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBS News to discuss what sets the current Ebola outbreak apart, as WHO...

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...