CDC in Benin

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began collaborating with the government of Benin in 1999 on a subnational malaria control project that included the World Health Organization’s Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy. The collaboration broadened in 2006 when Benin was selected to be a U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative focus country. An in-country CDC resident advisor was assigned to Benin starting in 2008.

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What CDC is Doing in Benin

CDC Impact in Benin
  • Distributed 750,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets between October 2016 and October 2017.
  • Provided artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria to more than 1.7 million patients.
  • Provided intermittent preventive treatment for malaria to more than 500,00 pregnant women.
  • Distributed 115,000 rapid diagnostic tests for malaria.
  • Provided indoor residual spraying to more than 380,000 households, protecting 1.2 million residents.
CDC Staff in Benin
  • 1 U.S. Assignee
Benin at a Glance
  • Population: 11,175,692 (2017)
  • Per capita income: $2,260
  • Life expectancy at birth: F 62/M 59 years
  • Infant mortality rate: 63/1,000 live births

Sources: World Bank 2018, Benin
Population Reference Bureau 2018, Benin

Benin Top 10 Causes of Death
  1. Neonatal disorders
  2. Malaria
  3. Lower respiratory infections
  4. Diarrheal diseases
  5. lschemic heart disease
  6. Stroke
  7. Road injuries
  8. Tuberculosis
  9. Congenital defects
  10. HIV/AIDS

Source:
GBD Compare 2018, Benin

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