Health Policy Watch: CDC Head Redfield: Long-Term Investment In Global Health Security Most Critical
“Recently named director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield told a gathering of global health experts this week that the most critical investment that can be made is in global health security, with the recent fast response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo setting the example. Redfield addressed a reception at international health organization PATH on 11 June. … On his global health vision, he said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar was at CDC a few days ago and talked about the importance of the global health security agenda…” (New, 6/14).