Stories
Leonida Shitambasi shows off her small holder farm in Homa Bay County, Kisumu, Kenya. Shitambasi and her husband grow leafy greens, vegetables and other food staples at their farm. Photo: Katie G. Nelson, RTI International
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Two women from Guinea carrying children on their backs and balancing laundry dishes on their heads. Photo: Scott McPherson, RTI International
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Stories from Our Programs
Read stories of our global health security work led by active and retired programs.
Ebola-Affected Countries
- Expanding the Ebola Control Tool Box: A New Rapid Diagnostic Test in Guinea
September 27, 2016 - Liberia: The Journey to Redemption
September 27, 2016 - Liberian Ebola Survivor Program Provides Education, Counseling, and Hope
September 27, 2016
Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)
- FETP Resident Thinks Small on Big Challenges of Pertussis
March 10, 2016 - Face Time with Leadership: Lilian Bulage
March 10, 2016
Global Disease Detection (GDD) Program
Global Operations & Strategic Management
Global Public Health Informatics
Global Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)
- Small Change Can Make a Big Difference
October 16, 2020 - Taking Health to Heart in Trinidad and Tobago
September 26, 2019 - How Kerala Avoided a Chronic Disease Crisis
May 16, 2019
National Public Health Institutes (NPHI)
- “A Culture of Responding”: Training Course Pays Off for Mozambique
July 20, 2018 - Laying the Foundation for Public Health Emergency Management in Botswana
August 18, 2017 - NPHIs Help Guinea-Bissau Improve Public Health
August 17, 2017 - Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention in Rwanda: Using a ‘Train the Trainer’ Model to Build National and Local Capacity
July 12, 2017 - Colombia’s National Institute of Health Celebrates 100 Years, Opens Public Health Emergency Operations Center
May 1, 2017 - CDC and Bloomberg Philanthropies Help Ghana Improve Public Health Communication
January 13, 2017 - Togo’s Institut National d’Hygiène Puts the Staged Development Tool to Use
November 28, 2016 - Cambodia: Stakeholders Support NIPH Strategic Plan
November 23, 2016 - Namibia Envisions a Robust National Public Health Institute
November 23, 2016 - Supporting Sierra Leone’s Public Health Agency
November 23, 2016 - Action Planning in Rwanda
October 5, 2016 - Creating a National Surveillance System in Mozambique
October 5, 2016 - Strengthening National Health in Colombia
October 5, 2016 - Laying the Foundation for the Myanmar CDC
October 5, 2016 - Zambia: Learning from Cholera Outbreak to Build a Stronger Public Health Institute
October 5, 2016 - Strengthening Public Health Systems: Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
September 20, 2016 - Botswana Public Health Institute (BPHI): Setting Strategic Direction
September 15, 2016 - Inaugural Visit to Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services
September 15, 2016 - Colombia: Balancing Risk and Reality to Protect Health
May 11, 2016
Page last reviewed: October 16, 2020