President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. Former CDC Director and New York City health commissioner. Focused on partnering with communities around the world to save lives.
Dr. Tom Frieden
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Contact tracing, quarantine, and rapid isolation control spread. A vaccine and treatment are urgently needed, but we can control the outbreak without them—if the world acts to support communities, health workers, and patients in DRC right now.
In 2014, our model of the Ebola outbreak proved remarkably accurate. When at least 70% of patients were safely treated, and 70% of people who died from Ebola had safe and dignified burial, that outbreak decreased as rapidly as it had increased.
Modeling disease spread shows the potential consequences of inaction and the benefits of urgent action.
Ebola is an unforgiving enemy and requires a massive, immediate, and meticulous response, as I write in @statnews.com.
Dr. Sandro Galea and I sat down to discuss the forces shaping health in a turbulent moment and how pragmatism can lead to public health progress. Progress is possible, but it isn’t inevitable and requires use to keep working toward better health even when the moment feels like a step backward.
