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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey Medical editor

Australia must ‘step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life’ amid Trump cuts, former CDC boss says

US president Donald Trump speaks in front of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr
Donald Trump and health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Former CDC director Tom Frieden has warned of ‘life-and-death global consequences’ of US cuts to health programs. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Australia must “step up to prevent catastrophic and preventable loss of life” after US funding cuts to national and global health programs and institutions, a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Dr Tom Frieden, who served as director of the CDC until 2017 under Barack Obama, spoke to Guardian Australia about what countries that share close partnerships with the US need to do after a series of executive actions and cuts under president Donald Trump.

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