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The Value of CDC’s Work in Thailand
When I became country director in 2013 the relationships between Thailand’s public health officials and CDC were already strong and well established. Mitch Wolfe, MD MPH, Director, CDC-Thailand...
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World Cup serving as real-world test for new disease detection technology
With the World Cup underway in all its frenzied glory, you can be forgiven for missing another major effort currently underway in Brazil that represents the first large scale, real-life, real-world...
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The High Stakes in Fighting Ebola: Leave One Burning Ember and the Epidemic...
This blog was originally posted on the Huffington Post on August 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Duff) CDC and our partners are currently fighting the biggest and most complex outbreak of Ebola virus...
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CDC Director: Why I don’t support a travel ban to combat Ebola outbreak
This blog was originally posted on Fox News on October 9, 2014. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States has caused some to call on the United States to...
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Working collaboratively to support Ebola response efforts in Sierra Leone
CDC’s FETP partnerships with African nations continue to be leveraged beyond their national borders and for new and unexpected health threats. Dr. Bao-Ping’s blog posted originally on March 31 is being...
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People. Pathogens. Protection.
Solving challenges to save people Dr. Joel Montgomery, dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE), adjusts a colleague’s PPE before entering the Ebola treatment unit in Monrovia, Liberia. The...
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On Global Health and Being “Prepared”
Rebecca Martin, PhD, Director, Center for Global Health What does it mean to be “prepared?” And, more to the point, what does it mean for working in global health? For some, being “prepared” means...
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Tick, tock, tick tock—While others sleep, what are CDC experts doing to keep...
Children wait for a bus on a street in downtown Mysore, India. The CDC is carrying out a range of programs in India to ensure a healthy and safe future for kids like these. (Photo Courtesy: David...
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Continuing the Fight Against Zika
A team in Peru heading out for field work and preparing for mosquito collection. Zika virus continues to spread in many countries and territories around the globe. Because there is no vaccine or...
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter in Latin America and the Caribbean
“I don’t get migraines, I don’t get dizzy spells any longer,” explains Ms. Williams, a patient at a polyclinic on the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. “It is working for me where I have no problems...
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