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Global COVID-19

In the past year CDC has supported more than 50 countries to prevent, detect, and respond to COVID-19 in collaboration with other U.S. government agencies and international partners. Learn how CDC is responding to COVID-19 globally.

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Center for Global Health

The Center for Global Health (CGH) works to protect Americans from dangerous and costly public health threats, including COVID-19, vaccine-preventable diseases, HIV, TB, and malaria—responding when and where health threats arise.

First Annual World Field Epidemiology Day

Disease detectives help detect, prevent, and respond to outbreaks before they become epidemics. Learn how CDC has trained over 19,000 disease detectives since 1980.

Expanding the Footprint of Disease Detectives

CDC will help over 40 countries double their number of field epidemiologists and surveillance officers over the next 5 years. Learn about CDC’s Field Epidemiology Training Program.

Hunting for COVID-19 Answers in Thailand’s Wastewater

Sewage testing is a proven tool for disease detectives. Learn about CDC’s sewage surveillance work in Thailand to protect communities from the spread of COVID-19.

CDC Around the World is an email newsletter published by the CDC Center for Global Health. Each issue highlights CDC’s impact on global health and includes news, stories, blogs, videos, and more. Sign up to receive global health updates from CDC.

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CDC is working 24/7 to prevent, detect, and respond to many types of health threats.

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CDC works 24/7 around the globe to stop health threats at their source.

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Find global health experts, publications, news releases, multi-media, story ideas and more.

Resources for You

We have many great resources intended to raise awareness about global health. We encourage you to make use of these resources and share them with others.

Success Stories

Every day, CDC’s work is protecting Americans and making a difference in the lives of millions of people all over the world. Read our stories to learn more about CDC’s global impact.