November 9, 2024

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Global Health Security | Global Health

Global Health Security | Global Health

What it is

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CDC collaborates with countries to strengthen global health security.

Global health security exists when strong and resilient public health systems prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats—wherever they occur in the world. CDC works 24/7 to protect the health, safety, and security of the American people and fight global health threats worldwide.

In today’s tightly connected world, a disease can be transported from any remote village to any major city on all continents in as little as 36 hours. Recent public health emergencies have demonstrated that a disease threat anywhere is a disease threat everywhere.

A world without continued focus on global health security is more vulnerable to the dangerous and harmful impacts of outbreaks and epidemics.

Our top global health security risks include:

  • Emergence and spread of new infectious diseases.
  • Ever-increasing globalization of travel and trade, enabling disease to spread.
  • Rise of drug-resistant, disease-causing pathogens.
  • Potential for accidental release, theft or illicit use of dangerous pathogens.

Health Security is a National Security Issue‎

CDC’s global health security efforts help detect and contain outbreaks quickly, before they spread, cause deaths, and disrupt the economy. The most effective and least expensive way to protect Americans from diseases and other health threats is to stop outbreaks before they spread.

CDC’s role

CDC’s Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP) leads global health security efforts. The work concentrates on four core areas:

  • Surveillance systems to quickly catch outbreaks before they spread.
  • Laboratory networks to accurately diagnose diseases and identify new pathogens.
  • Workforce development of frontline staff to identify, track, and contain outbreaks at their source.
  • Emergency management systems to coordinate response efforts when crises occur.

Building global health security can’t be accomplished alone. To accomplish global health security goals, CDC works closely with:

  • Other U.S. government agencies
  • Ministries of health
  • Other entities of partner countries
  • International organizations

CDC assistance to partner countries has resulted in substantial improvements to their readiness to fight infectious disease threats.

2024 Global Health Security Strategy‎

Learn about U.S. efforts to prevent and prepare for the next pandemic, and to protect Americans and people around the globe from health security threats.

Global Health Security Agenda

The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)

CDC works directly with 31 countries to support progress toward GHSA targets. This partnership helps to strengthen and sustain public health readiness to contain outbreaks at their source.

GHSA Report‎

Read the most recent GHSA report to learn more about CDC’s contributions towards meeting targets.

Joint External Evaluation

To measure countries’ progress towards meeting GHSA goals, CDC and its partners developed the Joint External Evaluation (JEE)

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