CDC Advancing Global Health Security In Liberia

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CDC Advancing Global Health Security In Liberia

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Ebola Outbreak in Liberia: 2014 – 2016

Liberia suffered 10,000+ cases of Ebola and 4,800+ Ebola-related deaths

CDC is working with Liberia to strengthen capabilities in four essential areas:

Surveillance Systems to quickly catch outbreaks before they spread
Laboratory Networks to accurately diagnose disease and identify new pathogens
Workforce Development of frontline staff to identify, track, and contain outbreaks at their source
Emergency Operations Centers to coordinate effective response efforts when crises occur

Accomplishments by the Numbers

120+ Frontline officers trained in disease surveillance through the Field Epidemiology Training Program
99% Of health facilities are submitting complete and timely reports for priority diseases on a weekly basis
16 National EOC & 15 county emergency operations centers can coordinate rapid response
4 Laboratories can now test for 10 priority diseases

Guarding Against Future Ebola Outbreaks

4.3 million people now monitored for priority diseases: acute flaccid paralysis; cholera; shigella; rabies; Lassa fever; measles; meningitis; and viral hemorrhagic fever, including Ebola & yellow fever

860 men enrolled in the CDC-supported Men’s Health Screening Program received preventive counseling and testing to help reduce the risk of future outbreaks linked to Ebola viral persistence