Steve Morrison
J Stephen Morrison Senior Vice President & Director, Global Health Policy Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Take as Directed: The New Threat - Making Sense of Vaccine-Derived Polio on Apple Podcasts
Show Take as Directed, Ep The New Threat - Making Sense of Vaccine-Derived Polio - Dec 3, 2019
Steve Morrison
Nellie Bristol, CSIS & John Vertefeuille, CDC on the alarming proliferation of vaccine-derived polio across low income countries. What’s causing this — was the “switch” in 2016 premature, a mistake? What now?
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Breaking the Cycle: Strengthening Global Health Security for the Long-Term
The Ebola outbreak that the DRC has grappled with for well over a year has, once again, highlighted the critical need for the international community to refocus and prioritize investments in health security preparedness and response.
Four Ebola-response workers killed in attacks, forcing withdrawal
The attack was the deadliest yet during a 17-month Ebola outbreak in which response workers have been frequently targeted for violence.
Steve Morrison
Smashes the progress of the past six weeks. This is a violent gut wrenching battle like no #Ebola battle before. statnews.com/2019/11/28/fou… via @statnews
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William Ruckelshaus, Who Quit in ‘Saturday Night Massacre,’ Dies at 87
As deputy attorney general he refused Nixon’s order to fire the special prosecutor Archibald Cox in the Watergate scandal. He was earlier the E.P.A.’s first leader.
Time Is Running Out for Trump’s North Korean Diplomacy, Analysts Say
Analysts fear a looming crisis as North Korea warns of a Dec. 31 deadline for a new proposal from the United States on denuclearization.
Deadly attack on Ebola centre as violence surges in DR Congo
Mai-Mai rebels kill three people in latest attack, as more than 80 killed in eastern DRC in recent weeks.
Esper Demands Resignation of Navy Secretary Over SEAL Case
Richard Spencer, the Navy secretary, differed in his private and public statements, the defense secretary said. Other officials said he angered President Trump by publicly disagreeing with him and threatening to resign.
Steve Morrison
Spencer stands up to Trump. Kudos. Courage. Not many willing to stand up.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/us/… via @nytimes
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Cancellation of Colin Kaepernick
“Cancel culture” has always existed — for the powerful, at least. Now, social media has democratized it.
Steve Morrison
#Colin Kaepernick battles cancellation from on high, like many who preceded him. Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Cancellation of Colin Kaepernick
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Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security
The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security urges the U.S. government to replace the cycle of crisis and complacency that has long plagued health security preparedness with a doctrine of continuous prevention, protection, and...
Stigma is holding back fight against Aids in Eastern Europe, warns David Furnish
David Furnish, Aids campaigner and husband of Sir Elton John, has condemned the homophobia and stigma that is hampering the control of HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Steve Morrison
kudos to #EltonJohn for spotlighting #HIV in Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia Stigma is holding back fight against Aids in Eastern Europe, warns David Furnish telegraph.co.uk/global-health/… via @Telegraph
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The biggest antibiotic-resistant threats in the U.S.
Information and data on antibiotic resistance. Download images and graphics, find burden numbers, and learn more about these top threats.
Dr. Robert Redfield — “Awakenings”
In this episode, Steve and Andrew are joined by Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They discuss his decades-long personal and professional engagement in battling HIV/AIDS, the US plan to end...
The Rise and Fall of WeWork
Employees look back on a wild ride in Unicornland.
Steve Morrison
I thought Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos had run the full gauntlet of tech world fraud. WeWork never had much substance, Not even a big deceit. Just goofiness, The Rise and Fall of WeWork
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Zelensky Bowed to Trump’s Demands, Until Luck Spared Him
Aides to Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, decided that military aid and support for peace talks outweighed the risks of appearing to take sides in American politics.
Steve Morrison
"We're not idiots. At least not all of us." This is Death of Stalin material. Ukraine’s Zelensky Bowed to Trump’s Demands, Until Luck Spared Him
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W.H.O. Continues Emergency Status for Ebola Outbreak in Congo
New cases are down to 15 a week from a high of 128 in April, but outbreaks are still popping up in remote and dangerous mining areas.
Steve Morrison
#Ebola in DRC: the “slow burn” continues: new cases per week down to 15, hot spots migrate to most insecure areas, donor funding dangerously low, 2/3 of known cases die. nytimes.com/2019/10/18/hea… via @NYTimes
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Shoot Them in the Legs, Trump Suggested: Inside His Border War
Over a frenzied few days in the spring, an internal White House debate led to turnover in staff and a turning point for the president’s immigration agenda.
Russian Roulette
Hosted by CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program experts Olga Oliker and Jeffrey Mankoff, Russian Roulette takes a look at the politics, economics, and culture of Russia and Eurasia through both interviews and lively discussion with experts from CSIS and...
U.S. alerts travelers to Tanzania about possible unreported Ebola
A Tanzanian doctor who had been in Uganda in August and who died after her return home may have tested positive for Ebola.
Trump Administration Plan to Detain Migrant Children Runs Into Legal Trouble
A federal judge issued a tentative ruling which could prevent the government from enacting its plan to detain children for lengthy periods.
Steve Morrison
There is hope. Judge Dolly Gee, rejects “Kafkaesque” Trump administration regulations to upend Flores agreement on detention of children at border. nytimes.com/2019/09/27/us/… via @NYTimes
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