Anne Schuchat

Public health in the US is under considerable political pressure: debates about scientific authority, funding cuts for research and prevention, and misinformation are shaping the situation. Anne Schuchat and Till Bärnighausen discuss lessons learned from health crises and the importance of evidence-based health policy. The conversation offers transatlantic perspectives on the defense of scientific expertise in the context of the anti-science movement.

Anne Schuchat, Internist, Epidemiologist, and former Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She led the national immunization program and serves on the Board for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.

Moderated by Shannon McMahon, Group Leader, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health.

Language: English

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