Katherine E. Bliss
Katherine E. Bliss brings her expertise in the social sciences, Latin American studies, and international relations to her work analyzing U.S. government support for health programs in low- and middle-income countries. She is particularly interested in how political and cultural perspectives shape approaches to such global health challenges as HIV/AIDS; vaccine-preventable diseases; and access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Trained as a historian, Katherine spent the early part of her career teaching at the university level and publishing books and articles on gender relations and public health in twentieth-century Mexico. A Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship enabled her to shift her focus to global health policy, placing her at the U.S. Department of State, where she worked on environmental health issues and the development of foreign policy approaches to pandemic preparedness. At CSIS, Katherine has previously served as deputy director and senior fellow within both the Americas Program and Global Health Policy Center, where she oversaw a multi-program project on the influence of the BRICS countries on the global health agenda and directed the Project on Global Water Policy. Her recent work has examined the health situation in the context of the Venezuelan political crisis and the challenges facing immunization programs within fragile or disordered settings. Katherine received her A.B. in history and literature, magna cum laude, from Harvard College and her Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. She completed a David E. Bell Fellowship at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
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How Effectively Is Brazil Tackling the Dengue Outbreak?
Katherine E. Bliss in The Dialogue — February 20, 2024
Republicans stall on renewing Bush-era program to fight AIDS
Katherine E. Bliss in Houston Chronicle — October 26, 2023
Closing Kids’ Vaccination Gaps Before They Say ‘Mama’
Katherine E. Bliss in Bloomberg — August 7, 2023
Conservative fight against PEPFAR in Africa condemned as a ‘war on Black bodies’
Katherine E. Bliss in The Grio — August 2, 2023
Will Long Covid Be a Major Problem for Latin America?
Katherine E. Bliss in Latin America Advisor — July 28, 2023
What Factors Are Fueling the Dengue Outbreak in Peru?
Katherine E. Bliss in Latin America Advisor — July 3, 2023
What Biden's State of the Union address means for PEPFAR
Katherine E. Bliss in Devex — February 9, 2023
Can Latin America Improve Access to Digital Health Care?
Katherine E. Bliss in Inter-American Dialogue — February 9, 2023
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The Road to the 2022 Summit of the Americas: Vaccine Diplomacy and Engagement
Event — December 14, 2021
Building a Resilient Health System: Costa Rica’s 80 Year Experiment
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — September 28, 2021
Voices of Venezuela: The Failing Healthcare System
Podcast Episode by Moises Rendon and Katherine E. Bliss — June 3, 2020
Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela: The Need for a Global Response
Event — January 31, 2020
Venezuela's Water Crisis and the Path Forward
Event — October 3, 2019
From AIDS to Zika
Report by Katherine E. Bliss and Chris Millard — October 10, 2017
Brazil's Sistema Único da Saúde (SUS): Caught in the Cross Fire
Blog Post by Katherine E. Bliss — June 21, 2017
Meeting Basic Health Needs in a Venezuela in Crisis
Report by Katherine E. Bliss — April 17, 2017
Venezuela's Health Sector: Current Crisis and Opportunities for International Engagement
Blog Post by Katherine E. Bliss — January 4, 2017
Venezuela's Health Sector: Current Crisis and Opportunities for International Engagement
Event — December 14, 2016