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The CommonHealth is the podcast of the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security. On The CommonHealth, hosts J. Stephen Morrison and Katherine Bliss delve deeply into the puzzle that connects pandemic preparedness and response, HIV/AIDS, routine immunization, and primary care, areas of huge import to human and national security. The CommonHealth replaces under a single podcast the Coronavirus Crisis Update, Pandemic Planet and AIDS Existential Moment.

The CommonHealth is produced by Marla Hiller.

Podcast Series by J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, and H. Andrew Schwartz

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CommonHealth Live! with Rep. Ami Bera

In this episode, J. Stephen Morrison sits down with Representative Ami Bera to discuss the future of U.S. global health security strategy in an era of redefined alliances, geopolitical competition, and the rise of transformative but disruptive technologies such as AI.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 30, 2026

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Dr. Gerald Parker: New World Screwworm arrives —"sometimes there is bureaucratic inertia."

Dr. Gerald Parker, an acclaimed biodefense/One Health expert and high-ranking official across several administrations, experienced New World screwworm (NWS) as a boy in Texas while assisting his veterinarian father treat pets invaded by the parasite.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 30, 2026

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Jamie Bay Nishi, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH): “We can’t have the same three CDC epidemiologists managing the world’s crises.”

Jamie Bay Nishi, the dynamic CEO of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), is absorbed with the question: how do we navigate all the changes in government policy and programs and hold the global health community together?

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 25, 2026

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Declan Walsh, NYT Africa Correspondent: "It all boils down to two factors, conflict and gold."

Declan Walsh, the acclaimed New York Times Africa correspondent, visited the hot zone of the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from May 22 to June 12, the "perfect petri dish."

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 24, 2026

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Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, Chair, Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group: "Congolese doctors know how to treat Ebola patients."

Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, the renowned South African epidemiologist, chairs the Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group. In that role, he just completed a visit to Bunia, capital of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, site of the dangerous Ebola outbreak.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 22, 2026

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Strengthening Vaccine Production and Access to Routine Immunizations in Sub-Saharan Africa | The CommonHealth Live!

Two years since the launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA), a financial mechanism that invests in commercially viable manufacturing efforts on the continent, what progress has been made in the effort to produce 800 million vaccines in Africa by 2035?

Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — June 17, 2026

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Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska: “Containing outbreaks is always in our national interest.”

Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska, details the evolving experience of caring for the 16 Americans evacuated from the Dutch ship, the HV Hondius, following an outbreak on the ship of the Andes strain of the hantavirus.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 11, 2026

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Professor Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University: the Health Security Operations Center during the FIFA World Cup

Professor Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University, explains the Health Security Operations Center, the remarkable initiative she has spearheaded with others to enhance protection against dangerous outbreaks during the FIFA World Cup June 11-July 19 in the US, Mexico and Canada.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — May 21, 2026

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Professor Paul Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University: the release of the Lancet Commission report on health, conflict and forced displacement

On May 20, Professor Paul Spiegel presents in Geneva the report of the Lancet Commission on health, conflict and forced displacement, conducted in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health (CHH).

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — May 20, 2026

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Priya Basu, the Pandemic Fund: "Countries are not sitting on the fence. They are lining up."

Priya Basu, head of the Pandemic Fund (est. 2022, based at the World Bank), reflects on the Fund's origin and evolution. "It exists to solve problems no one else was solving."

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — May 8, 2026

Sixteenth Annual South China Sea Conference

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Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with Lieutenant General Frank Lozano

The Future of AI-Driven Cyber Defense

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CommonHealth Live! with Rep. Ami Bera

Dr. Gerald Parker: New World Screwworm arrives —"sometimes there is bureaucratic inertia."

Jamie Bay Nishi, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH): “We can’t have the same three CDC epidemiologists managing the world’s crises.”

Declan Walsh, NYT Africa Correspondent: "It all boils down to two factors, conflict and gold."

Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, Chair, Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group: "Congolese doctors know how to treat Ebola patients."

Strengthening Vaccine Production and Access to Routine Immunizations in Sub-Saharan Africa | The CommonHealth Live!

Dr. Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska: “Containing outbreaks is always in our national interest.”

Professor Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University: the Health Security Operations Center during the FIFA World Cup

Professor Paul Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University: the release of the Lancet Commission report on health, conflict and forced displacement

Priya Basu, the Pandemic Fund: "Countries are not sitting on the fence. They are lining up."

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