Updates from the Field: Summer 2017, Issue 25
Global Health Protection in Action
Training on the use of personal protective equipment.
Working Faster and Smarter Toward Global Health Security
The Division of Global Health Protection contributes immensely toward making Americans and the world at large safer and more secure. In this issue of Updates from the Field, you will learn about our work to create faster, smarter response capabilities through strengthening investigations, surveillance and reporting, laboratory capabilities, and emergency response and preparedness.
In This Issue
Director’s Message
Highlights of Investigations
- FETP Responds to Ebola Outbreak in DRC
- Faster, Smarter Outbreak Response in Liberia
- Disease Detective Discovers First Zika Cases in Guinea-Bissau
Enhanced Surveillance and Reporting
- Data Inspires Lifesaving Action in Sierra Leone
- Vietnam Update: Community-Based Surveillance Yields Results
- Reaching Across Borders in Benin
- Progress in Pakistan: Growing Response to Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Expanding Laboratory Capabilities: Snapshot
Emergency Response and Preparedness
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