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World Hepatitis Day 2011 – Get Involved!

by globalhealth on Jul 28, 2011 in News

Today (28 July 2011) is the first official WHO World Hepatitis Day is marked to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases that it causes. It provides an opportunity to focus on specific actions such as: strengthening prevention, screening and control of viral hepatitis and its related...

NEW: CDC Analysis Supports Declaration of Famine and Humanitarian Disaster in Somali

by globalhealth on Jul 22, 2011 in News

The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit in Somalia (FSNAU)* announced on July 20th that a famine exists in two areas of southern Somalia and is expected to spread across the southern zone of the country over the next 1-2 months. CDC assisted in...

DTALK: Launch of broader programme of services.

by globalhealth on Jun 29, 2011 in News

DTALK's broader range of services to support organisational capacity development, was officially launched at a reception in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin following the inaugural Master Class on...

NEW: Fact Sheet: CDC in China

by globalhealth on Jun 28, 2011 in News

Since the 1980s, the Chinese government and the U.S. CDC have collaborated on public health priorities that affect China, the U.S., and the global community. Check out this fact sheet to learn more about CDC's work in China on HIV/AIDS, disease...

NEW: New website for CDC Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response

by globalhealth on Jun 24, 2011 in News

The new CDC GDDER website makes it easier to find information about CDC's global disease detection and emergency response activities. Topic areas include disease detection, emergency refugee health, emergency operations, health security, and health...

The AIDS Epidemic: A Doctor’s Persepective

by globalhealth on Jun 18, 2011 in News

New York Times - The Doctor's World 30 Years In, We Are Still Learning From AIDS Published: 30 May, 2011 By Lawrence K. Altman,...

NEW: Newsletter: “Updates from the Field…Strengthening Public Health Systems and Workforce Capacity Globally” (Summer 2011, Issue 3)

by globalhealth on Jun 17, 2011 in News

The summer issue is now available from the CDC Center for Global Health, Division of Public Health Systems and Workforce Development. This issue includes information about an investigation of a measles outbreak in China, an investigation of a herpes B...

NEW: 2011 Public Health Informatics Conference, Aug 21-24, 2011 in Atlanta, GA