Category: global disease detection

Kenya’s progress towards sustainable health

  Recent events in Nairobi have understandably focused the world on security challenges in Kenya. In that context it is important to recognize inspiring public health advances that represent innovative collaboration between CDC and our Kenyan partners to increase health security for Kenya and the global community. I made a two-day trip to visit our Read More >

Posted on by Tom Kenyon, MD, MPH, Director, Center for Global HealthLeave a comment
Categories global disease detection, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB)

Uganda Makes Impressive Progress on Health

  This blog was originally posted in the Huffington Post on August 8, 2013.   Last month I was in Uganda. As I planned for this trip, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Uganda is the only country served by the president’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with a rising HIV incidence; I anticipated Read More >

Posted on by Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, CDC Director1 Comment
Categories global disease detection, global health security, health systems strengthening, HIV/AIDS, mosquito-borne disease, women's/maternal health
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Community Survey for Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda – CDC an Unfailing Hope

On a hot afternoon under the shade of a drought-ridden tree, fourteen year old Ojok Daniel (name changed) suddenly stopped eating. Ojok began staring into the distance and his head started to nod every 8-10 seconds. This episode lasted for about 5 minutes. Unfortunately, this is neither the first nor the last occurrence for Ojak. Read More >

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