Tom Frieden

Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, is president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the CDC. This essay is adapted from his book, “The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own” (MIT Press, 2025).

The End of the Donor-Driven Era

Progress requires three things: seeing clearly, believing progress is possible, and creating systems of true productive interdependence.

Tom Frieden

Tom Frieden

The End of the Donor-Driven Era