Posts Tagged ‘CDC’
Global Health Security Agenda Programs Protect Americans from Infectious Disease Threats
This guest blog was originally posted on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s website. The blog was written by Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS), Former Acting Director, CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works 24/7 to protect America from…
Read MoreCDC at the Forefront of the Fight Against Zika Virus
This guest post was provided by GHC Partner, Aid & International Development Forum The 2015-16 Zika epidemic has seen the virus spread throughout South America and into Central and North America. In February 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The virus’ symptoms in adults tend to be relatively mild and…
Read MoreCDC Released New and Updated Interim Zika Guidelines
CDC has issued “Interim Guidelines for Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus” and “Updated Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure.” Access the Guidelines Here: “Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016” “Update: Interim Guidelines…
Read MoreGlobal Health Security Partnership Engagement
CDC has announced funding for partners wanting to engage further in their global health security response. Please see below for information about these opportunities and note that the deadline is quite tight: June 5, 2014. The link to grants.gov is http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276351. GH15-1632: Global Health Security Partnership Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve…
Read MoreGlobal Health Security, Infectious Disease Control, and a CDC Delegation Trip
On April 7th and 8th, GHC brought a delegation of members to an informative set of meetings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. The fact that the GHC visit coincided with World Health Day was serendipitous especially given that the theme of the “Day” was vector-borne disease – a primary…
Read MoreCross-Cutting Benefits, Lessons of HIV/AIDS Investments
GHC Policy Communications Coordinator Vince Blaser is traveling in Zambia and Tanzania to visit member programs and report on policy connections. This is the sixth of his reports. ARUSHA, Tanzania – Anna Aron, 36, might not have been thinking about the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) or President Obama’s Global Health Initiative when she spent…
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