Ranked #1
Coronavirus Crisis Update: What's Next
Coronavirus Crisis Update: What's Next
In this first remote episode, Steve and Andrew discuss what’s happening with the U.S. response: the wholesale suspension... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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18mins
Ranked #2
Opportunities for Health Diplomacy in North Korea
Opportunities for Health Diplomacy in North Korea
Amidst a time of potentially historic talks between the U.S. and North Korea, we take an inside look at the health chall... Read more
22 May 2018
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22mins
Ranked #3
Global Diets and the Risk of Disease: Evaluating Eating Habits Around the World
Global Diets and the Risk of Disease: Evaluating Eating Habits Around the World
In this episode of Take as Directed, Steve Morrison speaks with Dr. Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute for He... Read more
14 May 2019
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26mins
Ranked #4
The Anti-Vaxxer Movement and its Implications on Public Health
The Anti-Vaxxer Movement and its Implications on Public Health
The anti-vaccination movement has recently come into the spotlight after the resurgence of measles, a vaccine-preventabl... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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27mins
Ranked #5
Malaria Eradication Within a Generation? How Plausible?
Malaria Eradication Within a Generation? How Plausible?
In 2018, more than 200 million people contracted malaria around the world, and nearly half a million died of it. As coun... Read more
15 Oct 2019
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25mins
Ranked #6
The New Era of Global Immunization
The New Era of Global Immunization
As the decade of vaccines comes to a close, public health experts are busy developing new strategies for the next era of... Read more
30 Apr 2019
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30mins
Ranked #7
Frontline Perspectives on Pandemic Preparedness
Frontline Perspectives on Pandemic Preparedness
The world of global health security has been amassed in headlines over the past few weeks—from the Ebola outbreak in the... Read more
30 May 2018
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29mins
Ranked #8
Nutrition as the Key to Resilient Populations
Nutrition as the Key to Resilient Populations
Investing in nutrition is one of the most cost effective health and development programs, yet is often underprioritized ... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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29mins
Ranked #9
Why Do Demographic Trends Matter for Global Health?
Why Do Demographic Trends Matter for Global Health?
The population of Africa is expected to double over the next 20 years, which means that many countries are facing either... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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28mins
Ranked #10
The Global Threat of Yellow Fever
The Global Threat of Yellow Fever
In 2016, the World Health Organization announced that a single full dose of yellow fever vaccine would provide lifelong ... Read more
21 Jun 2018
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44mins
Ranked #11
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Live from Munich with Mike Ryan of the WHO
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Live from Munich with Mike Ryan of the WHO
In mid-February, Steve Morrison of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center attended the Munich Security Conference. There, ... Read more
27 Feb 2020
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34mins
Ranked #12
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Helen Branswell - "Walking through Hell"
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Helen Branswell - "Walking through Hell"
Steve and Andrew speak with Helen Branswell, a premiere journalist and one of the world’s leading experts on dangerous i... Read more
3 Apr 2020
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25mins
Ranked #13
Saving Lives Through Global Immunization
Saving Lives Through Global Immunization
On September 27th, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center hosted a conference focused on Securing Healthy Populations in a... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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24mins
Ranked #14
Putin and Global Health: Friend or Foe?
Putin and Global Health: Friend or Foe?
In the last decade, Russia has increased its global engagement, while at the same time pursuing policies at home that ar... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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29mins
Ranked #15
The New Threat - Making Sense of Vaccine-Derived Polio
The New Threat - Making Sense of Vaccine-Derived Polio
In this episode of Take as Directed, Nellie Bristol speaks with Dr. John Vertefeuille. Dr Vertefeuille is currently the ... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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22mins
Ranked #16
The Role of the IFRC in Humanitarian Response and Preparedness
The Role of the IFRC in Humanitarian Response and Preparedness
In this episode, Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies... Read more
28 Jun 2018
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33mins
Ranked #17
Human Genome Editing’s Brave New World
Human Genome Editing’s Brave New World
At the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong last fall, Professor He Jiankui made a controver... Read more
2 Apr 2019
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25mins
Ranked #18
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Former Senator Kelly Ayotte on Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Former Senator Kelly Ayotte on Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency
Former Senator Kelly Ayotte, co-chair of the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security, joins Steve and... Read more
22 Apr 2020
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28mins
Ranked #19
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Susan Glasser, The New Yorker – How to make sense of this story?
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Susan Glasser, The New Yorker – How to make sense of this story?
In this episode, Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker, joins Steve and Andrew to discuss the full range of rapi... Read more
13 Apr 2020
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32mins
Ranked #20
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Dr. Tom Frieden - "Tears in my eyes"
Coronavirus Crisis Update: Dr. Tom Frieden - "Tears in my eyes"
Today, Andrew and Steve talk to Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former CDC Director. The... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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21mins