CDC's 2024 Global Health Impact: By the Numbers

At a glance

In 2024, CDC worked alongside countries and partners to advance global health and strengthen essential core public health capabilities.

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Data & Surveillance

Event-based surveillance

30+

global health threats monitored each day through CDC's event-based surveillance system in 2024

Antimicrobial resistance

70+

countries working with CDC to track the presence of and increases in antimicrobial resistance, and improve antibiotic and antifungal use

Respiratory diseases

120+

countries working with CDC to monitor for increases in – or variants of – respiratory diseases

Laboratory

Pathogen detection

190

countries working with CDC to strengthen laboratory detection of vaccine-preventable diseases and emerging pathogens

Molecular testing

1800+

laboratories and clinical sites working with CDC to strengthen molecular testing capacity for HIV, TB, and other diseases

Lab leadership

41

countries applying CDC training and resources to empower laboratory leadership and strengthen national public health laboratories

Workforce & Institutions

Disease detectives

182

CDC-trained disease detectives responding to Rwanda's first-ever Marburg virus outbreak

National Public Health Institutes

32

countries and 5 regions partnering with CDC to develop and strengthen their own National Public Health Institutes

Emergency responders

3200+

CDC experts trained and ready to engage in domestic and international emergency responses

Prevention & Response

Vaccine-preventable outbreaks

44

countries assisted by CDC immunization experts to respond to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles

7-1-7 approach

26

countries working with CDC to identify barriers and solutions to ensure outbreaks can be detected in less than 7 days, reported in 1 day, and responded to within 7 days, using the 7-1-7 approach

Readiness and response skills

11,000+

country staff trained by CDC in 2024 on readiness and response capabilities like field epidemiology, infection prevention and control, serology, and disease surveillance

Innovation & Research

Wastewater surveillance

3

global regions collaborating with CDC to scale up wastewater and environmental surveillance platforms for early outbreak warning

Malaria vaccines

20

countries in Africa planning for roll out of malaria vaccines developed in partnership with CDC

Data modernization

10

countries in the Americas, Africa, and Asia partnering with CDC to expand, integrate, and automate the data needed for public health responses

Policy, Communications, & Diplomacy

HIV resources

1,000

partners in 105 countries using CDC's U=U resource guide to promote consistent HIV treatment that helps stop the spread

Legal preparedness

~560

public health officials trained on international public health law and methods for enhancing legal preparedness across CDC, regional, and partner networks

Global Health Security

100

countries around the world working in partnership with CDC and the U.S. through the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy