Updates from the Field: Spring 2019, Issue 28
Global Health Protection in Action
Two women from Guinea carrying children on their backs and balancing laundry dishes on their heads.
Photo: Scott McPherson, RTI International
Stories of Regional Collaboration
The Division of Global Health Protection works to protect Americans and people worldwide from public health threats by working with partners to build capacity, advance research, and respond in times of crisis. In this issue, learn how we have connected people and systems within different regions—Africa, the Americas, the Middle East/Europe, and Asia—and around the globe.
AFRICA
- West Africa Comes Together to Confront Monkeypox
- Zambia at the Forefront on Data for Health
- Tracking Lassa Fever Across Three Countries
- Southern Africa Leads the Regional Approach to Public Health
AMERICAS
- Venezuela Crisis Presents Complex Global Health Security Challenges
- Taming a Triple Threat Fungus
- Colombia’s NPHI Keeps the Public Healthy
MIDDLE EAST/EUROPE
- Ensuring Data Quality in the Midst of Insecurity and Uncertainty
- Georgia: A Neutral Hub Brings Disease Detectives Together
ASIA
GLOBAL
Read more global health stories that highlight our work:
Tabaski Gaye (l) and Arame Gaye are members of the Khar Yalla Gueye, a women's group operating a small-scale grain milling operation in Senegal. Photo: Scott McPherson, RTI International
An elderly woman in Vietnam pouring water with one hand and using the other to help a boy and a girl wash their hands. Photo: Scott McPherson, RTI International