We are living in an interconnected world where an outbreak of infectious disease is just a plane ride away. As a global leader in research, CDC provides technical expertise and engagement in on-the-ground programs to help detect diseases, break the cycle of transmission, and to lower the mortality rate of those living with disease.
Vietnam - Influenza (flu)
NEED
Vietnam is at high risk for emerging influenza viruses with pandemic potential.
INTERVENTION
Strengthen the surveillance system for Severe Viral Pneumonia, the primary system for detection of novel influenza viruses and other emerging respiratory pathogens in humans
Estimate the economic burden of influenza in Vietnam
Introduce seasonal flu vaccine and implement national scale up
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Disease specific (Influenza)
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$3.8 million
Vietnam - Tuberculosis (TB)
NEED
Among 30 high-burden TB countries in the world, Vietnam ranks sixteenth, with an estimated 124,000 new TB patients in 2017 alone, including 7,100 cases of multidrug-resistant TB and 12,000 TB-related deaths.
INTERVENTION
Rapidly reduce TB burden in Ho Chi Minh City and other priority provinces through demonstration projects and scale up
Prevent TB among US-bound immigrants and refugees from Vietnam
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Disease specific (TB)
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$2.3 million
Haiti - Cholera
NEED
While Haiti is recording the lowest levels of suspected cholera cases since 2011, cholera remains a public health threat and gains made since the last outbreak must be maintained.
INTERVENTION
Interrupt cholera transmission by enhancing Haiti’s laboratory cholera surveillance and response capacity and implementing water, sanitation and hygiene projects
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Disease specific (Cholera)
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$4.1 million
Haiti - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
NEED
Lymphatic filariasis is on the cusp of elimination in Haiti, one of only four countries in the Americas where the disease remains.
INTERVENTION
Eliminate lymphatic filariasis through mass drug administration, morbidity management and disability prevention and surveillance
ACTIVITIES
Disease specific (Neglected tropical disease)
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$15 million
Sierra Leone - Malaria
NEED
Indoor bites from mosquitoes account for 80%–100% of overnight malaria transmission in Africa, and while built-environment modifications were once staples of malaria vector control, they have been neglected for at least the past two decades.
INTERVENTION
Implement a pilot study to assess the impact of new screening strategies on malaria vector control
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Disease specific (Malaria)
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$232,000