| Blog of the Week |
| CDC STAFFERS TAKES NO REFUGE FROM HELPING REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD |
| For anybody wondering why CDC has a branch dedicated to helping refugees or why the United Nations has formally recognized World Refugee Day every year since it was created in 2001, the answer can be found in a single, stark statistic: In 2013, a person became a new refugee or internally displaced person every 4.1 seconds. That translates to “a population of concern” of nearly 40 million refugees or internally displaced people worldwide every year, according to the United Nations.…read blog |
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| Infographic of the Week |
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| Video of the Week |
| SCISA'S STORYFrom the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Nigerian soccer star John Obi Mikel wants you to hear the story of Scisa, a refugee from eastern Congo who was resettled to the U.S. after a turbulent journey…watch video |
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| Story of the Week |
| CDC’S WORK WITH REFUGEES MAKES THE WORLD SAFER |
| For the past five years, about 68,000 refugees and 500,000 immigrants come to the U.S. from around the world. These diverse groups hail from places where standards of care, access to health care and treatment, and exposure to infectious diseases differ greatly. The CDC Emergency Response and Recovery Branch and CDC Division of Global Migration and Quarantine work to keep infectious diseases and other diseases of public health significance from coming into and spreading in the U.S. To accomplish this goal, CDC focuses on promoting and improving the health of immigrants, U.S.-bound refugees, and migrants through domestic and overseas programs…read story |
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