Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, Global Health leader and epidemiologist, shared a post on X:
“I’m encouraged that Congress just passed funding bills for 2026 that include strong bipartisan support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This legislation funds CDC at near the 2024/2025 budget level — restoring programs that have been paused and requiring staffing to operate those programs.
Robust, sustained investment in CDC and its workforce isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a health protection imperative. From detecting and responding to emerging threats such as drug-resistant bacteria and Nipah virus, to combating the cancers, heart attacks, and strokes that claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year, to protecting health around the world, CDC is the cornerstone of our nation’s health security.
Thank you to Congressional leaders for recognizing that a healthy United States requires a well-resourced CDC — and to the dedicated scientists, epidemiologists, and public health professionals who work every day to keep Americans and people around the world safe from health threats.”
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