
Atul Gawande
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Surgeon, Writer ("Being Mortal," "Checklist Manifesto"), and formerly led Global Health @USAID. Threads: atul.gawande. Bsky: @agawande.
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http://www.atulgawande.com 03-01-2011 01:42:42
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US drug co’s donate $1B+ in drugs per year to poor countries to end tropical diseases like river blindness. USAID managed distribution to health workers w just 15 staff and saved thousands of lives — until Trump gutted it. Nicholas Kristof found the drugs. nytimes.com/video/opinion/…



Everyone’s saying cutting GAVI funding means more diseases will come to the U.S.—and that's true. Others are pointing out a LOT of kids will die—also true! But everyone’s missing the most important part of this video—this is RKF Jr taking his anti-vaccination crusade global 🧵

“Foreign aid has changed nothing.” “These are not our problems.” “The system is dysfunctional.” “The countries we aid are corrupt.” “Other countries aren’t doing enough.” I have heard all these arguments too. Nicholas Kristof succinctly answers. nytimes.com/2025/06/25/opi…



Updated analysis from The Budget Lab confirms how stunningly regressive OBBB is: Senate bill “would result in a decline of 2.9 percent (about $700) in income for the bottom quintile, but an increase of 1.9 percent (about $30,000) for the top 1 percent.” budgetlab.yale.edu/research/distr…