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Read about the progress and impact of U.S. Government support for global health security.
December 12, 2024
 
U.S. Government Support for Global Health Security: Protecting Lives and Safeguarding Economies
Global health security is essential to protecting the health, lives, and economic well-being of the American people and is vital to national security. Infectious diseases can cross borders, disrupt societies, and threaten national and global stability. 



CDC and other U.S. government agencies are working in partnership with 100 countries across the globe through the 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy. A new White House progress report shows how U.S. investments have strengthened the world’s ability to prevent emergencies, detect new threats early, and respond rapidly and effectively when outbreaks occur. Read our stories below highlighting CDC’s global health security efforts around the world.









































                           
 
Global Health Security Training Enhances Early Detection and Response to Outbreaks in Tanzania

Challenges in ending the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Tanzania in June 2023 included stigmatization of survivors, limited outbreak information, insufficient gear for community health workers, and technology gaps.




CDC and partners emphasized training, surveillance, and community engagement in the approach to halt the outbreak and save lives.










                           
                             
Cutting-Edge Laboratory Technologies and Processes Prepare Countries for Public Health Emergencies

Laboratories help confirm the presence of disease, pinpoint the cause of illness, and guide the right response to outbreaks.




Through CDC’s collaboration with countries such as Thailand, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Nigeria, countries are better able to perform diagnostic tests and help scientists prepare for future public health emergencies more quickly.










                           
                             
CDC Enhances Mozambique's Capacity for Cholera Response

The cholera outbreak in Mozambique posed significant hurdles, exacerbated by torrential rains and Cyclone Freddy. CDC helped control and end the outbreak by providing technical assistance, including epidemiological investigations, cholera case management training, and water sanitation evaluations.





                           
                             
Advancing Lab Innovations for Global Health Security in Vietnam

Vietnam, in partnership with CDC, embarked on an innovative pilot project leveraging its existing influenza surveillance system to advance the identification of other respiratory viruses.




This harnesses genetic sequencing to better anticipate threats, reduce illnesses and deaths, and prevent disease spread beyond its borders, all while building on existing systems and capacities from complementary global health investments.








                           
                             
National Public Health Institutes Are Vital to Global Health Security

National public health institutes (NPHIs) serve as a country’s lead technical public health agency and are a vital component of global health security. 

CDC and interagency partners support NPHIs around the world to enhance data collection and disease surveillance to better prevent, detect, and respond to global public health crises as well as prevent diseases from spreading across borders.




Learn more in the White House’s new global health security progress report.






                           
                           
 
International Outbreaks

Marburg Outbreak in Rwanda
Mpox Outbreaks


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