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What CDC Is Doing
For more than 60 years, CDC has used its scientific expertise to help people throughout the world live healthier, safer, longer lives. CDC's Center for Global Health coordinates and manages the agency's resources and expertise to address global challenges such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, emergency and refugee health, non-communicable diseases, injuries, and more.
HIV/AIDS
Prevention, Care & Treatment, Lab, Evaluation
Malaria
Control, Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Travel
Global Disease Detection
Preparedness, Investigation, Response
Health Systems Strengthening
Surveillance, Response, Workforce Development, Informatics
Polio
Vaccination, Eradication, Lab Networks, Partnerships
Parasitic Diseases
Control, Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Travel
Blog: Our Global Voices
How do we get to zero from here?
April 27, 2012
Tens of thousands of children’s lives have been saved in Africa, largely thanks to the rapid scale-up of four safe, effective
malaria interventions―made possible by dramatically increased funding starting in the early 2000s.
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