CDC Around the World This Week: U.S. Launches Global Health Security Agenda

CDC Around the World This Week: U.S. Launches Global Health Security Agenda

IN THIS MESSAGE:	PHOTO OF THE WEEK On February 13, 2014, the U.S. government announced the launch of the Global Health Security Agenda. With this agenda, the U.S. and global partners will work together to accelerate progress toward a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats. Global health security protects ALL of us! View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Global Health Security
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Blog of the Week FIVE WAYS DISEASES IN OTHER COUNTRIES CAN KILL YOU The world is smaller and people are more mobile than at any time in history. This makes it easier than ever for what’s happening anywhere on the globe to harm Americans’ health. Here are five ways diseases in other countries pose a threat…read blog Infographic of the Week THE 5 WAYS DISEASES IN OTHER COUNTRIES CAN KILL YOU View full-sized infographic Video of the Week FIGHTING GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS(from the Center for Strategic & International Studies) CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden discusses the new Global Health Security Agenda and the effort to create emergency operations centers to respond to health threats around the world…watch video Story of the Week ONE WORLD, ONE HEALTH - STUDYING THE LINK BETWEEN ANIMAL AND HUMAN DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN CHINA China is one of the few countries that has been affected by the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 endemic, and U.S. CDC’s presence in China offers the two countries an opportunity to collaborate on research on this global health problem. The endemic is deadly for avian populations and poses serious threats to public health…read story

In the News

Why Global Health Security Is Imperative The Atlantic, February 13, 2014 Threat of global disease outbreaks spawns 27-nation pact Reuters, February 13, 2014 Obama Team Launches Global Partnership Aimed at Battling Pandemics National Journal, February 13, 2014 U.S. Opens Global Health Security Summit MedPage Today, February 13, 2014

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March 8: International Women's Day March 10: World Kidney Day March 10-16: World Salt Awareness Week