Areas We Strengthen

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In its work around the world, DGHP primarily works to strengthen six areas: workforce development, surveillance, laboratories, emergency preparedness and response, partnerships, and research. Learn more about each area on the pages below.

Surveillance

Contact tracing using tablet in Monrovia. Photo: David Snyder, CDC Foundation

Gathering, analyzing, and sharing disease data

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Workforce Development

Team leader Tulseef with Waseem, randomly selecting households for interview from the village leaders list in a remote village in the Kashmir Valley in November 2015.

Developing expertise to track and contain threats

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Laboratories

Indian laboratorian at work with cell culture. Photo: CDC India

Detecting and identifying public health threats

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Emergency Preparedness & Response

Training on the use of personal protective equipment. Photo: RTI International

Supporting faster, smarter action in emergencies

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Partnerships

Local health worker demonstrating electronic surveillance system to CDC's Fanny Koroma (in blue) during a field site visit. Photo: Julia Chen

Collaborating with countries and other global partners

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Science, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Applied Research

Orthopox field team processing small mammal samples in Akhmeta municipality, Georgia. Photo: Giorgi Maghlakelidze

Conducting scientific research and evaluation

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Page last reviewed: December 17, 2021
Content source: Division of Global Health Protection, Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention