U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s Center for Global Health

Description

The CDC’s Center for Global Health (CGH) protects Americans from deadly public health threats, including vaccine-preventable diseases, COVID-19, HIV, TB, and malaria. The CDC engages foreign governments to help them address their health challenges.

Use of Funds

Funding supports CGH’s activities to help countries identify and stop health threats close to the source. It allows the CDC to respond rapidly in the case of a disease outbreak, accurately track global health threats travelers bring into the U.S., and protect Americans through research and development of diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies. CDC global health programs address more than 400 diseases, health threats, and conditions that are major causes of death, disease, and disability.

Justification

• In today’s interconnected world, a disease can be “transported from any remote village to any major city on all continents in as little as 36 hours.”
• The CDC is a key implementer of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative, and works to eradicate vaccine preventable diseases like polio.
• The under-investment in education and training of health workers are contributing to continuous shortages. WHO estimates a projected shortfall of 10 million healthcare workers by 2030 compared to the projected 15 million for 2022.
• CGH’s global health security investments have helped train more than 19,000 disease detectives in over 80 countries through its global Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP). These public health professionals work on the front line, helping to respond to health threats more rapidly and effectively. These programs have nearly 85% trainees supporting the COVID-19 response globally.