CDC in China

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the government of China have collaborated for the past 30 years addressing public health priorities affecting the U.S., China, and the world. Through the decades, the CDC China office has evolved the focus of its technical assistance towards strengthening global health security. As the country improved it’s ability to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks, the government of China has been able to provide global health security support to other countries.

What CDC is Doing in China
Surveillance and operational research on foodborne-diarrheal infections, healthcare-associated infections, respiratory diseases, and viral hepatitis have increased awareness about antibiotic resistant organisms, identified risk factors for disease transmission, and helped reduce under-reporting of infections.
Supported the development of evidence that contributed to a major revision of China’s seasonal influenza vaccination policy in 2018.
Seventy China FETP graduates hold leadership positions at public health agencies in the country. More than 20 China FETP graduates deployed during the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak.
- 3 U.S. Assignees
- 11 Locally Employed
- Population: 1,390,080,000
- Per capita income: $16,760
- Life expectancy at birth: F 78/M 75 yrs
- Infant mortality rate: 10/1,000 live births
Sources:National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2018
Population Reference Bureau 2018, China
- Stroke
- lschemic heart disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Lung cancer
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Liver cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Hypertensive heart disease
- Road injuries
- Esophageal cancer
Source: GBD Compare 2018, China