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Tom Frieden
Coverage of Tom Frieden in the Nexus archive.
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- Ebola shows world unprepared for next pandemic, ex-US CDC head says
Tom Frieden, ex-US CDC head, states the world is not well prepared for the next pandemic, citing the current Ebola response and cuts to US public health efforts. He describes the Ebola outbreak as a stress test that the world is failing.
- Ebola outbreak raises alarms about Trump's global health moves
The Ebola outbreak in Africa is prompting public health experts to warn about the Trump administration's global health policies, including the dismantlement of USAID and withdrawal from the WHO. Experts argue these actions are weakening critical disease response networks at a critical time, with tensions rising between the U.S. and WHO over response coordination and effectiveness.