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Confusion over federal funding freeze prompts public health concerns

The Hill

Its really hard to tell whats actually happening, and Im sure the agencies dont know whats happening and whether they should go forward or not, whether funding should continue or whether funding should stop, said Josh Michaud, associate director of Global Health Policy at health policy nonprofit KFF.

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The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO

Your Local Epidemiologist

The decision raises important questions about the organization’s value and effectiveness, but it also underscores its irreplaceable role in global health—despite its flaws. To promote health, keep people safe, and serve vulnerable populations worldwide. Its mission? Then, there is a scope problem. The result?

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

“It’s disheartening to see so many of the same failures that emerged during the covid-19 crisis reemerge,” said Tom Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Researchers welcomed the news but said it should have happened months ago before the virus was so entrenched.

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

Its disheartening to see so many of the same failures that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis re-emerge, said Tom Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sam Scarpino, a disease surveillance specialist in the Boston area, wondered how many other mysterious infections had gone undetected.