Our Impact

At a glance

CDC’s global health security work is making a powerful impact in countries around the world.

Three men wearing yellow hazmat suits assisting each other with putting on PPE

Overview

Disease detectives examine a sample wearing PPE.
In Georgia, disease detectives investigate a case of novel orthopox virus.

CDC has played a vital role in rapidly containing deadly threats across the globe. Systems we helped build have rapidly contained Ebola in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, meningitis in Liberia, avian flu in Cameroon, and numerous other deadly threats worldwide.

More specifically:

  • Emergency Outbreak Response: Since 2005, DGHP-trained disease detectives have investigated more than 6,050 outbreaks worldwide.
  • Surveillance: Since 1980, DGHP has actively trained disease detectives in surveillance methods across more than 80 countries.
  • Laboratory Strengthening: CDC's global health security experts have provided laboratory-related training to over 12,000 individuals in 45 countries.
  • Workforce: Since 1980, over 22,000 disease detectives have been trained through CDC/DGHP-supported Field Epidemiology Training Programs in nearly 90 countries.
  • Regional and country public health institutions: Since 2011, CDC has helped develop and strengthen National Public Health Institutes (NPHI) in more than 40 countries.

At CDC's Division of Global Health Protection, our efforts to promote global health security are making a lasting difference in the lives of countless individuals, creating a safer America and a safer world.

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