The U. S. government’s (USG) Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) envisions a world safe and secure from global health threats posed by infectious diseases, and the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa further underscores the economic and humanitarian impacts of infectious diseases.
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U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to help Ministries of Health meet key International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) requirements through implementation of the GHSA.
CDC seeks to work with partner countries and other USG agencies in a collaborative effort to achieve specific goals in three focus areas:
1) Preventing avoidable epidemics 2) Detecting threats early 3) Responding rapidly and effectively