2016 DGHP Accomplishments By the Numbers

Division of Global Health Protection
2016 Accomplishments by the Numbers

Detecting and Identifying Diseases

35+ Dangerous Pathogens

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Tracked in 132 countries

30-40 Potential Outbreaks

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Monitored daily by the Global Disease Detection Operations Center

400 Potential Outbreaks

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Investigated by Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) residents

 

Advancing Public Health Capabilities

20 CDC-Supported Countries

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Developed or strengthened their National Public Health Institutes

28 Countries

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Completed Joint External Evaluations

1200+ Disease Detectives

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Graduated from 24 new FETP-Frontline programs

 

Responding to Global Emergencies

40 CDC Experts

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Deployed to Angola in response to yellow fever

350 Global Rapid Response Team Members

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Ready to deploy anywhere within 24–48 hours

3000 FETP Trainees and Graduates

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Mobilized to respond to Zika in Central America and Caribbean

350 Global Rapid Response Team Members

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Ready to deploy anywhere within 24–48 hours

8000 Person-days

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Supported responses to cholera, yellow fever, Ebola, measles, polio, and Zika