April 11, 2024
Tom Frieden
Trust in public health dissolved during COVID-19. Communities with more trust had fewer deaths. Rebuilding trust requires gradual progress through better communication, fewer mandates, and small wins.
February 7, 2024
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
January 10, 2024
Tom Frieden
Hypertension kills millions each year, yet in Nigeria less than 3% have it under control, with high drug prices blocking access to life-saving treatment.
November 9, 2023
Dr. Tom Frieden
Covid claimed over a million American lives, but vaccines and public health action saved hundreds of thousands more, highlighting both loss and progress.
October 31, 2023
Cash-Goldwasser S, Reingold AL, Luby SP, Jackson LA, Frieden TR
Robust observational evidence demonstrates face mask use in community settings reduces SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Mask mandates show substantial protection and should inform future pandemic respiratory pathogen responses.
October 6, 2023
Tom Frieden
Hypertension kills 10.8 million people yearly—more than all infectious diseases combined. WHO's first-ever report shows this leading cause of death is preventable and treatable.
September 27, 2023
Dr. Tom Frieden, Marine Buissonniere
Devex | Based on our long-standing support for and close partnership with the World Bank, we believe three fundamental changes are needed to strengthen its health programming and make it
August 10, 2023
Tom Frieden, Yuexuan Chen, Krishna Jafa
Community health workers are cost-saving and life-saving but underutilized globally. Every dollar invested returns $10 in outbreaks averted, jobs created, and lives saved. Countries need sustainable investment.
August 4, 2023
Tom Frieden
Another pandemic is inevitable. How bad depends on today's actions. Progress needed in three areas: public health infrastructure, primary health care, and resilient individuals and communities.
June 1, 2023
Amanda McClelland and Dr. Tom Frieden
Cholera pandemic has circulated globally for 60 years, killing millions. Three interventions can end it: clean water, rapid diagnosis and treatment, and vaccination for healthier world.
May 4, 2023
Frieden TR, Lee CT, Lamorde M, Nielsen M, McClelland A, Tangcharoensathien, V
Epidemic-ready primary health care can identify outbreaks, maintain essential services during disruptions, and strengthen resilience. Progress requires financial reforms, political commitment, and integration with public health.
March 17, 2023
Tom Frieden
Millions of lives were saved in the three years of the pandemic, but millions more were needlessly lost. And the world is far from ready for the next one.
