Protecting and Improving Health Globally:Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems,Capacity and Security

APHL-CDC Partnership to Strengthen Public Health Laboratories Internationally. U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global health efforts are to assist Ministries of Health and other international partners to plan, manage effectively, and evaluate public health programs; achieve U.S.

Government program and international organization goals to improve health, including disease eradication and elimination targets; expand CDC's global health programs that focus on the leading causes of worldwide mortality, morbidity and disability, including chronic disease and injuries; generate and apply new knowledge to achieve health goals; and, strengthen health systems and their impact.