CDC Around the World This Week: CDC in Africa

CDC Around the World This Week: CDC in Africa

IN THIS MESSAGE:	PHOTO OF THE WEEK All the world benefits when Africa's population is healthy. CDC and partners are working toward that goal. View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: CDC in Africa
In the News
On the Calendar

Blog of the Week GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY IN AFRICA: COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN CDC AND AFRICAN PARTNERS The ambition and scope of the Global Health Security Agenda are clear. Its reach can be discerned from the very first word: global. The Agenda’s overarching goal is just as expansive—making the world safer and more secure by preventing epidemics and outbreaks, detecting them more rapidly, and responding effectively to lessen the health, economic, and societal consequences from disease threats. Less obvious, but no less true, is that African ownership will be central and fundamental in shaping the way the Global Health Security Agenda evolves worldwide, the way it is enacted and refined, and to a large extent, how it succeeds…read blog Infographic of the Week CDC'S SUPPORT OF FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS (FETPs) IN AFRICA View full-sized infographic Video of the Week CDC RESPONDS TO MENINGITIS IN BURKINA FASO Epidemics of bacterial meningitis in Africa can affect hundreds of thousands of people and kill many thousands. CDC's Dr. Rana Hajjeh describes how CDC has contributed to development of an inexpensive vaccine and is now working with partners to ensure it is used where needed most and evaluated for effectiveness…watch video Story of the Week CDC AND GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY: PARTNERSHIP IN AFRICA Global health security is more important now than ever. New diseases are occurring and spreading, drug resistance is rising, and more laboratories are working with dangerous bacteria and viruses. Even though global travel and trade increase these risks, progress is being made to address these challenges through U.S.-Africa partnerships…read story

In the News

Video: Transfer of Ebola Patients From Africa to U.S. ABC World News, July 31, 2014 Ebola crisis prompts CDC to warn against nonessential travel to West Africa Washington Post, July 31, 2014 Anti-malaria drug resistance: a threat to global health security Global Health Technologies Coalition, July 31, 2014 Stopping Deadly Ebola Outbreak Will Be a 'Marathon,' CDC Says Yahoo! News, July 29, 2014 Fighting a Global Killer: Malaria Vaccine RTS,S Protects Babies NBC News, July 29, 2014 Ebola Not A Significant Threat To U.S., CDC Says Huffington Post, July 28, 2014

On the Calendar

August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week August 4-6: U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit—use hashtag #USAfrica to join the conversation! August 12: International Youth Day August 19: World Humanitarian Day