Janeen Madan Keller
@jmadankeller.bsky.social
Policy Fellow & Deputy Director @CGDev.org
All things global health & development economics. Washington DC via Mumbai. Views my own.
All things global health & development economics. Washington DC via Mumbai. Views my own.
New @cgdev.org piece w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social on charting PEPFAR’s next chapter
We propose a three-track framework, w some ideas on how to operationalize this evolution, with a healthy dose of caution on need for a prudent approach to safeguard PEPFAR's legacy
We propose a three-track framework, w some ideas on how to operationalize this evolution, with a healthy dose of caution on need for a prudent approach to safeguard PEPFAR's legacy
PEPFAR is at a great American success story at a crossroads.
The Trump Administration's Global Health Strategy offers a broadly reasonable blueprint for PEPFAR's next chapter: more country ownership, deliverty by national governments, and spending cuts. 1/x
The Trump Administration's Global Health Strategy offers a broadly reasonable blueprint for PEPFAR's next chapter: more country ownership, deliverty by national governments, and spending cuts. 1/x
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New @cgdev.org piece w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social on charting PEPFAR’s next chapter
We propose a three-track framework, w some ideas on how to operationalize this evolution, with a healthy dose of caution on need for a prudent approach to safeguard PEPFAR's legacy
We propose a three-track framework, w some ideas on how to operationalize this evolution, with a healthy dose of caution on need for a prudent approach to safeguard PEPFAR's legacy
📣Excited to share new @cgdev.org research w co-conspirators @clemencelanders.bsky.social & Rowan Rockafellow exploring an alternative funding path for the Global Fund in a shrinking aid landscape
Full disclosure, it's a bit wonky🤓 so hang on for the ride
Summary blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/weather...
Full disclosure, it's a bit wonky🤓 so hang on for the ride
Summary blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/weather...
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📣Excited to share new @cgdev.org research w co-conspirators @clemencelanders.bsky.social & Rowan Rockafellow exploring an alternative funding path for the Global Fund in a shrinking aid landscape
Full disclosure, it's a bit wonky🤓 so hang on for the ride
Summary blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/weather...
Full disclosure, it's a bit wonky🤓 so hang on for the ride
Summary blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/weather...
ICYMI: New @cgdev.org blog with Witold Więcek on a high-impact opportunity in global health that's especially relevant amid budget constraints: optimizing vaccine regimens & doses
Thanks to Alex Tabarrok for coverage in @marginalrev.blogsky.venki.dev
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Thanks to Alex Tabarrok for coverage in @marginalrev.blogsky.venki.dev
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
ICYMI: New @cgdev.org blog with Witold Więcek on a high-impact opportunity in global health that's especially relevant amid budget constraints: optimizing vaccine regimens & doses
Thanks to Alex Tabarrok for coverage in @marginalrev.blogsky.venki.dev
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Thanks to Alex Tabarrok for coverage in @marginalrev.blogsky.venki.dev
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
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Tomorrow! Dr. Seth Berkley joins @rglenner.bsky.social to discuss his new book, Fair Doses: An Insider’s Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity. They’ll unpack the science & lessons from the global vaccine effort.
There's still time to RSVP! ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4qtZdb7
There's still time to RSVP! ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4qtZdb7
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Tomorrow! Dr. Seth Berkley joins @rglenner.bsky.social to discuss his new book, Fair Doses: An Insider’s Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity. They’ll unpack the science & lessons from the global vaccine effort.
There's still time to RSVP! ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4qtZdb7
There's still time to RSVP! ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4qtZdb7
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
Tmw/Thursday: Don't miss this stellar #AnnualMeetings @cgdev.org panel on solutions to the GH financing crisis
@sanianishtar.bsky.social @gavi.org @jarottingen.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social Mamta Murthi World Bank Hitoshi Hirata JICA & @rglenner.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/event/sustai...
@sanianishtar.bsky.social @gavi.org @jarottingen.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social Mamta Murthi World Bank Hitoshi Hirata JICA & @rglenner.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/event/sustai...
October 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tmw/Thursday: Don't miss this stellar #AnnualMeetings @cgdev.org panel on solutions to the GH financing crisis
@sanianishtar.bsky.social @gavi.org @jarottingen.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social Mamta Murthi World Bank Hitoshi Hirata JICA & @rglenner.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/event/sustai...
@sanianishtar.bsky.social @gavi.org @jarottingen.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social Mamta Murthi World Bank Hitoshi Hirata JICA & @rglenner.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/event/sustai...
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@cgdev.org is hosting a lineup of thought-provoking events during the IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings. We hope to see you there!
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@cgdev.org is hosting a lineup of thought-provoking events during the IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings. We hope to see you there!
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings
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A new PEPFAR blueprint is taking shape.
If backed by real resources, it could lay the groundwork for a sustainable transition and true country ownership. @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & @jmadankeller.bsky.social unpack strategic shifts that could define PEPFAR’s next chapter:
https://bit.ly/3Kvx7eT
If backed by real resources, it could lay the groundwork for a sustainable transition and true country ownership. @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & @jmadankeller.bsky.social unpack strategic shifts that could define PEPFAR’s next chapter:
https://bit.ly/3Kvx7eT
PEPFAR’s Next Chapter: From the Ashes, a Path for Constructive US Global Health Engagement?
A new PEPFAR blueprint is beginning to take shape, offering a surprisingly strong foundation for a constructive path forward. If backed by real resources and well implemented, it could lay the groundw...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A new PEPFAR blueprint is taking shape.
If backed by real resources, it could lay the groundwork for a sustainable transition and true country ownership. @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & @jmadankeller.bsky.social unpack strategic shifts that could define PEPFAR’s next chapter:
https://bit.ly/3Kvx7eT
If backed by real resources, it could lay the groundwork for a sustainable transition and true country ownership. @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & @jmadankeller.bsky.social unpack strategic shifts that could define PEPFAR’s next chapter:
https://bit.ly/3Kvx7eT
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools in public health. They have saved hundreds of millions of lives by preventing deadly diseases like measles, polio, and smallpox. Before vaccines, these infections were common; surviving them often meant facing severe complications or lifelong disability.
August 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools in public health. They have saved hundreds of millions of lives by preventing deadly diseases like measles, polio, and smallpox. Before vaccines, these infections were common; surviving them often meant facing severe complications or lifelong disability.
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
USAID funded roughly half the world’s supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food. The dismantling of the agency has disrupted the global supply chain that provides the packets, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
USAID funded roughly half the world’s supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food. The dismantling of the agency has disrupted the global supply chain that provides the packets, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
✍️ New article: "The world left its fight against tuberculosis unfinished — how can we complete the job?"
July 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
✍️ New article: "The world left its fight against tuberculosis unfinished — how can we complete the job?"
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
With a $2.5B shortfall, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, faces tough choices.💉📉
Ahead of this week’s Board meeting, @cgdev.org experts propose five ways Gavi 6.0 can stretch resources while protecting its most impactful work:
bit.ly/3IyStXX
Ahead of this week’s Board meeting, @cgdev.org experts propose five ways Gavi 6.0 can stretch resources while protecting its most impactful work:
bit.ly/3IyStXX
July 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
With a $2.5B shortfall, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, faces tough choices.💉📉
Ahead of this week’s Board meeting, @cgdev.org experts propose five ways Gavi 6.0 can stretch resources while protecting its most impactful work:
bit.ly/3IyStXX
Ahead of this week’s Board meeting, @cgdev.org experts propose five ways Gavi 6.0 can stretch resources while protecting its most impactful work:
bit.ly/3IyStXX
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In February, the US gov shut down the Demographic & Health Surveys.
It was the only data source on maternal & child health, births, household structure in many countries – making it crucial for research.
In a new article I explain why it should be rescued.
ourworldindata.org/demographic-...
It was the only data source on maternal & child health, births, household structure in many countries – making it crucial for research.
In a new article I explain why it should be rescued.
ourworldindata.org/demographic-...
July 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In February, the US gov shut down the Demographic & Health Surveys.
It was the only data source on maternal & child health, births, household structure in many countries – making it crucial for research.
In a new article I explain why it should be rescued.
ourworldindata.org/demographic-...
It was the only data source on maternal & child health, births, household structure in many countries – making it crucial for research.
In a new article I explain why it should be rescued.
ourworldindata.org/demographic-...
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
How do you find $2.5 B in savings when every decision has consequences for access to life-saving vaccines? With Center for Global Development colleagues, here are 2 core principles and 5 suggestions. Give it a read and let us know what you think. #gavi
Amid a broader global health financing crisis, @gavi.org faces a $2.5B budget shortfall
Read our new @cgdev.org brief on how Gavi 6.0 can take a bigger leap w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @peterbaker17.bsky.social @tomldrake.bsky.social & @orinlevine.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Read our new @cgdev.org brief on how Gavi 6.0 can take a bigger leap w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @peterbaker17.bsky.social @tomldrake.bsky.social & @orinlevine.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
How Gavi 6.0 Can Take a Bigger Leap
Gavi’s board and leadership must stretch scarce resources to fulfill a challenging double mandate: (1) stabilizing immunization outcomes and fiscal solvency in Gavi-eligible countries facing severe he...
www.cgdev.org
July 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How do you find $2.5 B in savings when every decision has consequences for access to life-saving vaccines? With Center for Global Development colleagues, here are 2 core principles and 5 suggestions. Give it a read and let us know what you think. #gavi
Amid a broader global health financing crisis, @gavi.org faces a $2.5B budget shortfall
Read our new @cgdev.org brief on how Gavi 6.0 can take a bigger leap w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @peterbaker17.bsky.social @tomldrake.bsky.social & @orinlevine.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Read our new @cgdev.org brief on how Gavi 6.0 can take a bigger leap w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @peterbaker17.bsky.social @tomldrake.bsky.social & @orinlevine.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
How Gavi 6.0 Can Take a Bigger Leap
Gavi’s board and leadership must stretch scarce resources to fulfill a challenging double mandate: (1) stabilizing immunization outcomes and fiscal solvency in Gavi-eligible countries facing severe he...
www.cgdev.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Amid a broader global health financing crisis, @gavi.org faces a $2.5B budget shortfall
Read our new @cgdev.org brief on how Gavi 6.0 can take a bigger leap w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @peterbaker17.bsky.social @tomldrake.bsky.social & @orinlevine.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Read our new @cgdev.org brief on how Gavi 6.0 can take a bigger leap w @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social @peterbaker17.bsky.social @tomldrake.bsky.social & @orinlevine.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
1st edition of our @cgdev.org series "Tough Times, Tough Choices" is hot off the press
Facing budget cuts, we argue WHO's leadership must chart a path of retrenchment to a lean @who.int for the global good
w/ @peterbaker17.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Facing budget cuts, we argue WHO's leadership must chart a path of retrenchment to a lean @who.int for the global good
w/ @peterbaker17.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
A Lean World Health Organization for the Global Good
In this brief—the first in the Tough Times, Tough Choices series that will target the major global health and development institutions and their funders—we propose a different approach: radically stre...
www.cgdev.org
July 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
1st edition of our @cgdev.org series "Tough Times, Tough Choices" is hot off the press
Facing budget cuts, we argue WHO's leadership must chart a path of retrenchment to a lean @who.int for the global good
w/ @peterbaker17.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
Facing budget cuts, we argue WHO's leadership must chart a path of retrenchment to a lean @who.int for the global good
w/ @peterbaker17.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
From coop to cave: Inside the high-tech hunt for #H5N1 and Disease X
Great piece in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social by @sneweyy.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Great piece in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social by @sneweyy.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
From coop to cave: Inside the high-tech hunt for H5N1 and Disease X
The Telegraph joined scientists in Cambodia’s vibrant wet markets and vast bat caves to test revolutionary new disease surveillance tools
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
From coop to cave: Inside the high-tech hunt for #H5N1 and Disease X
Great piece in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social by @sneweyy.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Great piece in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social by @sneweyy.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
#FfD4 kicks off next week against the backdrop of aid cuts & a traffic jam of replenishments among health & other concessional funds
But it's clear these funds need a major overhaul. Our new
@cgdev.org blog highlights 3 action items:
www.cgdev.org/blog/concess...
cc: @clemencelanders.bsky.social
But it's clear these funds need a major overhaul. Our new
@cgdev.org blog highlights 3 action items:
www.cgdev.org/blog/concess...
cc: @clemencelanders.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org
June 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#FfD4 kicks off next week against the backdrop of aid cuts & a traffic jam of replenishments among health & other concessional funds
But it's clear these funds need a major overhaul. Our new
@cgdev.org blog highlights 3 action items:
www.cgdev.org/blog/concess...
cc: @clemencelanders.bsky.social
But it's clear these funds need a major overhaul. Our new
@cgdev.org blog highlights 3 action items:
www.cgdev.org/blog/concess...
cc: @clemencelanders.bsky.social
"It’s fair to say that humanitarianism's “Great Depression” moment has come. The sudden, almost overnight loss of US Government funding has exacerbated a reality where the majority of humanitarian needs were already unfunded. Something has to give."
"This is a part two we never thought we’d have to write."
This new article by authors from @rescue.org shares three concrete actions that NGOs, governments, and donors can take to counteract the collapse in humanitarian aid funding.
This new article by authors from @rescue.org shares three concrete actions that NGOs, governments, and donors can take to counteract the collapse in humanitarian aid funding.
We Just Lost $54 Billion. Now What? (SSIR)
How humanitarian organizations can use cost evidence to survive global aid’s “Great Depression” and scale what works to save more lives.
ssir.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"It’s fair to say that humanitarianism's “Great Depression” moment has come. The sudden, almost overnight loss of US Government funding has exacerbated a reality where the majority of humanitarian needs were already unfunded. Something has to give."
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Cutting US funding for @gavi.org which leads on global vaccination efforts is incredibly shortsighted and misguided
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social & I argued why in this @cgdev.org blog 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/why-tru...
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social & I argued why in this @cgdev.org blog 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/why-tru...
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cutting US funding for @gavi.org which leads on global vaccination efforts is incredibly shortsighted and misguided
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social & I argued why in this @cgdev.org blog 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/why-tru...
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social & I argued why in this @cgdev.org blog 👇
www.cgdev.org/blog/why-tru...
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
The Trump admin's proposed solution for high US drug prices is misguided, writes @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social,
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social, & @jmadankeller.bsky.social.
It risks stifling drug innovation and slashing access abroad, with little benefit to US patients⬇️
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social, & @jmadankeller.bsky.social.
It risks stifling drug innovation and slashing access abroad, with little benefit to US patients⬇️
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
The Market for Prescription Drugs Is Broken. Here’s Why Trump’s Executive Order Would Make It Worse
The US pays—by far—the highest prices for on-patent prescription drugs of any country on earth. The White House just issued an executive order purporting to fix this problem. But the proposed solution...
www.cgdev.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Trump admin's proposed solution for high US drug prices is misguided, writes @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social,
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social, & @jmadankeller.bsky.social.
It risks stifling drug innovation and slashing access abroad, with little benefit to US patients⬇️
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social, & @jmadankeller.bsky.social.
It risks stifling drug innovation and slashing access abroad, with little benefit to US patients⬇️
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
US drug prices are way too high—but the Trump EO to “fix” them would make things worse for everyone.
We break down the economics of reference pricing here — and explain why it’s a bad approach for the US 👇
With @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @jmadankeller.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
We break down the economics of reference pricing here — and explain why it’s a bad approach for the US 👇
With @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @jmadankeller.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
The Market for Prescription Drugs Is Broken. Here’s Why Trump’s Executive Order Would Make It Worse
The US pays—by far—the highest prices for on-patent prescription drugs of any country on earth. The White House just issued an executive order purporting to fix this problem. But the proposed solution...
www.cgdev.org
May 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
US drug prices are way too high—but the Trump EO to “fix” them would make things worse for everyone.
We break down the economics of reference pricing here — and explain why it’s a bad approach for the US 👇
With @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @jmadankeller.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
We break down the economics of reference pricing here — and explain why it’s a bad approach for the US 👇
With @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @jmadankeller.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
📣New @cgdev.org blog on the latest Trump EO to curb high drug prices
We breakdown why the proposed policy prescription of "reference pricing" is misguided... with a healthy dose of econ101 🤓
w/ @charlesjkenny.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
We breakdown why the proposed policy prescription of "reference pricing" is misguided... with a healthy dose of econ101 🤓
w/ @charlesjkenny.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
The Market for Prescription Drugs Is Broken. Here’s Why Trump’s Executive Order Would Make It Worse
The US pays—by far—the highest prices for on-patent prescription drugs of any country on earth. The White House just issued an executive order purporting to fix this problem. But the proposed solution...
www.cgdev.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
📣New @cgdev.org blog on the latest Trump EO to curb high drug prices
We breakdown why the proposed policy prescription of "reference pricing" is misguided... with a healthy dose of econ101 🤓
w/ @charlesjkenny.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
We breakdown why the proposed policy prescription of "reference pricing" is misguided... with a healthy dose of econ101 🤓
w/ @charlesjkenny.bsky.social & @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social
www.cgdev.org/blog/market-...
Reposted by Janeen Madan Keller
🚨My latest: Trump's deportation tactics are undermining the bird flu response, outreach workers say.
Detecting cases is key but farmworkers at highest risk - mainly immigrants - are afraid to leave home for care. @kffhealthnews.org / ABC
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Detecting cases is key but farmworkers at highest risk - mainly immigrants - are afraid to leave home for care. @kffhealthnews.org / ABC
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Trump’s Immigration Tactics Obstruct Efforts To Avert Bird Flu Pandemic, Researchers Say - KFF Health News
Preventing and detecting bird flu infections among farmworkers is a key defense against a potential pandemic. Immigration raids and threats have undermined these efforts, researchers say.
kffhealthnews.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🚨My latest: Trump's deportation tactics are undermining the bird flu response, outreach workers say.
Detecting cases is key but farmworkers at highest risk - mainly immigrants - are afraid to leave home for care. @kffhealthnews.org / ABC
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Detecting cases is key but farmworkers at highest risk - mainly immigrants - are afraid to leave home for care. @kffhealthnews.org / ABC
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...