Tom Frieden

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History Proves the Dangers of Underfunded Health Programs

There’s momentous debate about healthcare going in the United States—but little attention is being paid to protecting Americans from preventable threats. Unfortunately, as Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican from Oklahoma and chairman of the subcommittee...

By Tom Frieden

Vaccines Can Prevent Measles From Being a Disease of the Future

Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Every four minutes, somewhere in the world, a child dies from measles and its complications. That’s 400 children each day. For...

By Tom Frieden

Tom Frieden: What I'm Thankful For

This Thanksgiving Day, 170 CDC disease detectives, public health experts, and communication specialists will not be home celebrating with loved ones. They’ll be in West Africa, working to contain the Ebola epidemic.Some of them are...

By Tom Frieden
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