Dr. Thomas Frieden, 59, is president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative to prevent epidemics and cardiovascular disease. Previously, he served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and as the administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Quote: “Over and over, nature shows that it’s a really tough adversary. That’s why it’s important that we invest in laboratories, disease detectives, research, mosquito control, the public health system around the world to find, stop, track, prevent health threats.”
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