The CommonHealth
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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Hayley Severance, NTI: The newly released Africa Health Security Index
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — August 6, 2026
Aurélia Nguyen, CEPI: "Vaccines will be part of the solution" to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — July 23, 2026
Ken Isaacs, Samaritan’s Purse: "What they need are Ebola fighters."
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — July 13, 2026
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme: Ebola outbreak in Ituri, Congo "a perfect storm."
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — July 7, 2026
CommonHealth Live! with Rep. Ami Bera
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 30, 2026
Dr. Gerald Parker: New World Screwworm arrives —"sometimes there is bureaucratic inertia."
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 30, 2026
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.”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 25, 2026
Declan Walsh, NYT Africa Correspondent: "It all boils down to two factors, conflict and gold."
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 24, 2026
Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, Chair, Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group: "Congolese doctors know how to treat Ebola patients."
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 22, 2026
Strengthening Vaccine Production and Access to Routine Immunizations in Sub-Saharan Africa | The CommonHealth Live!
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — June 17, 2026