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The strategy will be implemented incrementally over the next five years, as funds become available, beginning with the highest priorities for 2001-2002 (Box 1). As CDC carries out this strategy, it will coordinate with foreign governments, international organizations (including WHO, the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS [UNAIDS], and the United Nations Childrens Fund [UNICEF]), other U.S. agencies (including USAID, the National Institutes of Health [NIH], the Food and Drug Administration [FDA], the Department of Defense [DoD], the Department of Veterans Affairs [DVA], the U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA], the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], and the National Aeronautics and Space Agency [NASA]), professional societies, research institutions, and schools of public health, medicine, nursing, and veterinary science. CDC will also participate in international coalitions that support disease eradication efforts and other regional and global health initiatives. These coalitions may include national and local nongovernmental organizations5 (NGOs; e.g., Rotary International and CARE), community-based and faith-based organizations, and communities of color. In addition, CDC will work closely with groups that conduct or promote regional disease surveillance, such as the Caribbean Epidemiology Center (CAREC), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC; see also Appendix E), and the Training in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET). Other implementation partners include
As emphasized in CDCs Working with Partners To Improve Global Health: A Strategy for CDC and ATSDR11, CDCs collaborative work overseas will be based on five approaches:
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Date published: 2002 |
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