From the Global to the Local: Building Capacity in a New Era of US Global Health Action
September 27, 2010
As the US government redefines its global health engagement strategies,
policy makers increasingly embrace the need to help partner nations
strengthen health systems and build public health surveillance and
response capabilities. Although many in the foreign policy and security
communities now place a high priority on "capacity building activities,"
whether they focus on HIV/AIDS or emerging infections, what this means
in practical terms ranges widely and there is no clear list of
stakeholders.
Dr. Kevin De Cock, Director of CDC's Center for Global Health, led a
panel discussion with distinguished health leaders from the CDC and the
Department of Defense about programs that help countries build and
measure their public health systems and workforces, ultimately
contributing to overall national development and security.