Matthew Brown

Highlighting how global health diplomacy helps prevent pandemics, promotes security, and saves money

[Matthew Brown @diseasecontrol]

Published today by @ThinkGlobalHlth @CFR_org. Grateful to the editors for the sharp work.
cc colleagues thinking about how to get this right: @DrTomFrieden @TomBollyky @jenkatesdc @LawrenceGostin

[Matthew Brown @diseasecontrol]

The Trump administration got the diagnosis right: U.S. health diplomacy needed clearer leadership. Then it turned the CDC into a vendor you buy by the service.
That undercuts the very strategy it's meant to serve — and there's a fix that makes America safer.
https://t.co/PdgxI2nfxu

[Matthew Brown @diseasecontrol]

The answer isn't choosing between diplomatic leadership and technical capability. It's both: a Foreign Health Service that joins trained diplomats to CDC's appropriated expertise. We built exactly this for trade in 1980 — the Foreign Commercial Service @ExportGov part of the @CommerceGov. We've never done it for health. @PEPFAR shows ambassador-led works.

[Matthew Brown @diseasecontrol]

Happening now: Congressional hearing on #PEPFAR, the most successful public health initiative in history. Saves 26M+ lives, prevents countless infections, and cuts costs by reducing healthcare burdens. Keeps America safer by curbing global disease spread. @BillGates @Atul_Gawande @WhiteHouse @CDCgov @PEPFAR @elonmusk @joerogan @DOGE @SecRubio @MarkDybul @StateDept spread the word - more people need to know about this efficient, money-saving program - the largest single-disease commitment by any nation. #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #healthdiplomacy #EfficientGov https://t.co/ckZiJA0Tch

[U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam @usembassytz]

.@Wizara_afyaTZ has declared the MVD outbreak in Tanzania over. Throughout the disease response, U.S. embassy health experts in Tanzania provided technical assistance and on the ground support. With the active disease outbreak declared over, the U.S. government will continue working closely with TZ’s Min of Health to investigate the origins of the Kagera outbreak, and ultimately prevent future outbreaks, ensuring Americans and Tanzanians remain healthy and safe.

[Department of State @StateDept]

“I believe that foreign aid done right is good for the country, but it has to be done right." — @SecRubio with @ScottJenningsKY on @SiriusXMPatriot

https://t.co/QR6WBJFpci

[Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy @StateDeptGHSD]

The U.S. Government mobilized a coordinated interagency response, working with @wizara_afyatz and partners to rapidly contain the Marburg outbreak in Tanzania, helping to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad 🇺🇸🇹🇿

[Matthew Brown @diseasecontrol]

At #APHA2019? Come see how Informal Health Diplomats will save the world! https://t.co/7GpyNmnRrC @tkmackey& I host session for @PublicHealth profs to guide #globalhealth collaborations for action, tradecraft of #GHD https://t.co/W6shZ9J1M6 @APHAAnnualMtg @APHAStudents @Vinatusa

[Matthew Brown @diseasecontrol]

We’re discussing an African Centre for Global Health Diplomacy #globalhealth #ghd #AfricaCDC ⁦@AfricaCDC⁩ ⁦@CDCDirector⁩ ⁦@CDCGlobal⁩ ⁦@IlonaKickbusch⁩ ⁦@RebeccaKatz5⁩ ⁦@PeterKilmarx⁩ ⁦⁦@USAmbPEPFAR⁩ ⁦@JNkengasong⁩

[The GCSP @TheGCSP]

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[CDC Global Health @CDCGlobal]

Yesterday, we joined partners on Capitol Hill to reflect on 🔟 years of progress since the West African #Ebola outbreak. CDC leverages the learnings from the response to build & strengthen core public health capabilities and enable stronger #GlobalHealthSecurity today.

[Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy @StateDeptGHSD]

Health is a foreign policy imperative and the U.S. remains committed to strengthening #GlobalHealthSecurity. In this clip, @SecBlinken explains why @StateDept worked with Congress to create the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy.

[Imbondeiro 🇲🇿🇮🇹 @LuigideFilippi7]

Diplomazia medica e global health diplomacy. Una via dimenticata nello scacchiere internazionale?
#globalhealthdiplomacy

[Brian Li Han Wong @brianwong_]

🗣️ It was inspirational to hear from & engage in discussions on #GlobalHealthDiplomacy w/ experienced #globalhealth diplomats (incl. former heads of state, current & former Ministers & Ambassadors, leaders of regional/int’l organisations, NGOs, & industry organisations) and fellow emerging leaders