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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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Every 12 seconds, a child experiences the death of a parent or caregiver from COVID-19.

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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.

Global Minimum Estimates for COVID-19-associated Orphanhood and Deaths Among Caregivers During 2020

At least 1.5 million children have been orphaned by COVID-19 worldwide as of April 2021, and the number may now be more than 2 million, a new study by CDC and a group of international researchers estimates.

Children: The Hidden Pandemic 2021

A joint report of COVID-19 associated orphanhood and a strategy for action. For children, the death of a parent or loss of a caregiver can have devastating and long-term impacts on their economic, physical, and emotional welfare.

Loss of a Caregiver Animation

For every adult who dies due to COVID-19, more children are put at risk of growing-up without a family-caregiver. Share this animation on social media.

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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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.