Vice President Harris Recognizes CDC as a Public Health Model for the World
On-screen text: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says CDC “is a model for the world,” CDC Emergency Operations Center, March 19th, 2021, Atlanta Georgia
VP Harris gives remarks as President Biden and CDC staff are gathered in the EOC:
And then there was this moment of global crisis and the President takes calls with leaders around the world We talk with people around the world and they have named their Centers of Disease Control after this Center of Disease Control. They put their, the name of their country, and they call it CDC. You all are a model for the world around what can be done based on a pursuit of that which will uplift and improve human condition and life and you guys do this work around the clock and so we are here to say thank you because it’s not easy. You’re making difficult decisions right now, some of the most difficult, but you’re making those decisions based on science, based on hard work, and based on the commitment to public health and therein lies part of the nobility of your work. You do this work on behalf of people you will never meet, on behalf of people who will never know your names, because you care about our country and their wellbeing so we are here to thank you. Thank you.
On-screen text: VP Harris’ remarks underscore the value of CDC as a model for other countries. Over the past 10 years, CDC’s National Public Health Institute (NPHI) Program has helped develop NPHIs, CDC-like entities, in over 30 countries. NPHIs are science-based agencies that create a functional home for public health activities and integrate and sustain investments in global health security. To learn more please visit https://go.usa.gov/xHQ5Y
