Jack Chow

Carnegie Mellon University

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Former US ambassador on global health, former assistant director general at the World Health Organization, and professor of global health at Carnegie Mellon University

Jack Chow on KCRW

President Obama plans to announce a new response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa today. We’ll discuss whether the plan goes far enough.

The New Ebola Plan

President Obama plans to announce a new response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa today. We’ll discuss whether the plan goes far enough.

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