Tom Frieden
Dr. Tom Frieden is a prominent public health expert and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently serving as the president and CEO of the global health agency Resolve to Save Lives, Frieden has been a vocal advocate for robust public health measures and has expressed concern over the potential impacts of funding cuts to health agencies in the United States on global health, including the spread of infectious diseases to neighboring countries like Canada.
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Tom Frieden criticizes the Trump administration for undermining the U.S. healthcare system.
Tom Frieden, médecin américain : « Les Etats-Unis torpillent leur propre système de santé et renoncent à leur leadership mondial »
France· 2025-09-22
Frieden is one of the former CDC directors invited to debate by Kulldorff.
Head of RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC vaccine advisory panel challenges former agency directors to debate
United States· 2025-09-18
Tom Frieden, a former CDC director, stated that the changes in the CDC jeopardize the health of all American citizens.
El hombre que no amaba las vacunas: Robert F. Kennedy, secretario de Salud de EE UU | Sociedad
Spain· 2025-09-07
Dr. Tom Frieden warned that Kennedy and Trump were on a mission to deny, distract and destroy.
RFK Jr. to face an accounting over his shock treatment on US public healthUnited States· 2025-09-04
Tom Frieden led the CDC from 2009 to 2017 and expressed concerns about the current state of public health.
ΗΠΑ: Πρώην στελέχη των CDC προειδοποιούν για τις «καταστροφικές» πολιτικές Τραμπ
Greece· 2025-09-01
Tom Frieden stated that Kennedy's actions were based on false allegations of conflict of interest.
Robert Kennedy Jr. demite todos os especialistas de comité consultivo sobre vacinas
Cabo Verde· 2025-06-10
Dr Tom Frieden, a former CDC director, warned that the loss of experienced professionals will leave the country vulnerable to public health threats.
Mass Layoffs US Health Agencies: ‘This will cost lives’: Mass layoffs reshape US health agencies as thousands receive dismissal notices
India· 2025-04-01
Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the CDC, warned about the substantial damage expected from cuts to health agencies.
CMAJ urges more Canadian health research amid cuts to U.S. health agencies
Canada· 2025-04-01
