Eliminating Disease
CDC provides domestic and international leadership, as well as laboratory and epidemiology expertise, to respond and work toward eliminating every disease we can. CDC protects and supports public health by employing evidence-based tobacco control strategies, combating vaccine-preventable diseases such as Hepatitis C, and providing the tools and resources necessary to reduce disease impacts such as maternal mortality.
Page last reviewed: December 9, 2020
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention