At a glance
Launched in 2024, U.S. CDC’s East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Regional Office, located in Tokyo, Japan, is positioned to collaborate with 26 countries and territories in the region to strengthen core global health security capacities. U.S. CDC’s presence in the region facilitates early notification, collaboration and rapid response, and information sharing on public health concerns, emergencies, and emerging threats.
Key areas of focus
Working together, CDC and partners will:
- Strengthen collaboration and partnerships with partner governments, international organizations, academia, and other public and private partners to improve regional and global health security.
- Improve detection and rapid response to emerging threats and diseases of public health importance.
- Improve knowledge and information exchange between U.S. CDC and the region on effective public health practices and public health threats.
Regional goals
Reflecting U.S. CDC’s Global Health Strategy, the EAP Regional Office is focused on:
- Surveillance
- Laboratory science
- Data use
- Workforce development
- Emergency preparedness
Success story spotlight
CDC participates in U.S.-Japan Health Security Committee
CDC participated in the 2nd U.S.-Japan Health Security Committee meeting in Tokyo, Japan, July 29–30, 2024. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Keizo Takemi signed a Letter of Intent in 2023 to encourage forums and public health technical exchanges between the two countries. The Health Security Committee meeting stands as a testament to the strong partnership between the two nations in addressing some of the most pressing health security challenges and serves as a forum to support bilateral and regional collaboration on public health emergency management, medical countermeasures, and global health security strengthening.
CDC and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), and National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) initiated discussions to bolster information exchange related to public health events, fortify global health security efforts, and deepen bilateral and regional coordination.
The event also highlighted the strategic importance of CDC's East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Regional Office, which CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen officially opened while visiting Tokyo in February. Speakers from both Japan and the United States emphasized the role the Regional Office is already advancing these collaborations and future opportunities that will benefit from CDC's presence in the region.