To help CDC contribute to research about genetic changes in pneumococcal bacteria that impact the effectiveness of vaccination in developing countries. CDC will provide isolates from their Global Pneumococcal Strain Bank, sequence isolates from the Active Bacterial Core surveillance collaboration, and provide expert guidance on analysis and interpretation of the data.

To fortify elements critical to global health security—public health infrastructure and country capacity—to ensure rapid detection and response of public health threats in the West Africa region.