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Yeen Chong
Yeen Chong joined the Milken Institute in January 2020 as the Communications Lead of the Asia Cen
ter. Based in Singapore, he oversees and manages strategic communications with a wide range of global and regional media publications and partners.
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Mark Smolinski
Mark Smolinski, MD, MPH is president of Ending Pandemics, which was spun out from the Skoll Globa
l Threats Fund in 2018 to provide scientific expertise and funding to find outbreaks faster.
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Aron Betru
Aron Betru is the chief strategic officer and chief operating officer at Trident.
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Gunhild A. Stordalen
Gunhild A. Stordalen is the founder and executive chair of EAT. She is a driving force linking cl
imate, health, and sustainability issues across sectors to transform the global food system.
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Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
The human and economic toll of COVID-19 has shocked the world into an awareness of the dangers and
implications of zoonotic diseases—defined as diseases that transfer from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences.
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November 18 at 11:15 am UAE Standard Time | Meeting the Need for Equitable and Inclusive Biomedical Research Around the Globe
Over the last decade, medical research has allowed a remarkable pivot towards precision medicine w
here clinicians are increasingly able to leverage information from individuals such as a genetic profile to diagnose and classify disease, optimize treatme
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Interview with K.Y. Amoako on Africa’s Economic Recovery and Transformation
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to K.Y. Amoako, President of the African Center for Economic Transfor
mation, about the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent.
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Research Roadmaps: A Case Study in Charting a Path Forward to Accelerate Breakthrough Cures
Setting specific objectives and establishing strategies geared toward progressing treatments and c
ures is a critical, yet sometimes difficult, task for patient organizations.
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Building a More Resilient Pharmaceutical Supply Chain for the Future
While COVID-19 and recent natural disasters have demonstrated the fundamental resilience of the glob
al pharmaceutical supply chain, they have also revealed blind spots, such as growing health inequities, that threaten our ability to advance broader publ,
Responding to supply chain challenges requires adaptation and coordination.
, Addressing Health Equity Challenges and Opportunities
COVID-19 has reinforced that large-scale public health challenges can further dr
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Baszucki Brain Research Fund and the Milken Institute Announce Metabolic Mind Award Annual Recipients
SAN MATEO, CA, November 15, 2022 — The Baszucki Brain Research Fund and the Milken Institute ar
e pleased to announce the annual rec
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Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
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How Community Health Organizations Can Fight Two Public Emergencies at the Same Time
Our country is currently in the midst of two public health emergencies. The first one is clear to al
l of us, as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread impact across our nation like few other events in our history., Even though it is incredibly daunting to be dealing with two public health emergencies at the same time, it also provides us with a unique opportunity to develop solutions that can influence the health of our communities. , In order to solve both of these public health emergencies, we need to take immediate actions to help prevent the continued spread of COVID-19 in underserved communities and make longer-term changes that address social
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