Global Disease Detection: Advancing the Science of Global Public Health
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Global Disease Detection by the Numbers
10 – GDD Centers help countries build core capacities in support of the International Health Regulations and Global Health Security
50+ – Countries received outbreak response, laboratory, and surveillance support from GDD Centers.
2000+ – Outbreak investigations supported in partnership with ministries of health
1300+ -Outbreak investigations received laboratory support
115,000+ – Public health professionals trained on topics including epidemiology, risk communications, health economics, scientific writing, policy, rapid response, and informatics
3,400 – Training sessions conducted
60+ – Pathogens detected that were new to a region of the world
11 – Pathogens and organisms detected that were new to the world
380+ – New diagnostic tests in 59 countries, which improved disease detection capability and accelerated response interventions
875+ – Peer-reviewed scientific articles published
75,000,000 – People under surveillance for key infectious diseases