2017 DGHP By the Numbers
February 28, 2018
Highlights from the Division of Global Health Protection
PREVENT
- 25 countries supported in building or strengthening their National Public Health Institutes
- ~80 public health managers trained to make effective decisions through IMPACT
- 10 countries reducing cardiovascular disease through the HEARTS technical package
DETECT
- 1800+ Frontline disease detectives trained in health security partner countries
- ~300 events of public health importance tracked by global disease detection systems
- 40 countries received technical assistance in surveillance, epidemiology, research, and laboratory systems to identify and contain outbreaks
RESPOND
- 25 countries supported in building or strengthening their National Public Health Institutes
- ~80 public health managers trained to make effective decisions through IMPACT
- 10 countries reducing cardiovascular disease through the HEARTS technical package
AND BEYOND
- ~60% of completed Joint External Evaluations received support from CDC experts
- 17 One Health Prioritization Workshops supported to help countries identify their biggest zoonotic threats
- 200+ scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals used data to inform public health action
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