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At the heart of our highly capable and committed global health staff are the more than 304 assignees in 50-plus countries, including approximately 40 staff detailed to international organizations. They are supported by the expertise and efforts of approximately 1,400 locally employed staff, contract staff, fellows and hundreds of headquarters staff who travel overseas each year to provide temporary technical assistance.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) office in Ethiopia was established in 2001 and works closely with the Ministry of Health and other partners to maintain strong programs in training, treatment, counseling and testing, and laboratory capacity building.

CDC partners in South Africa with government and parastatal agencies, private institutions, universities and non-governmental organizations to improve the country’s public health foundation, to prevent transmission of HIV, to provide care and treatment for those who are already infected with HIV, and to strengthen laboratory capacity.

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In August 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden visited India and saw firsthand CDC’s important work and collaborations around influenza surveillance and research in India. In January 2012, Dr. Frieden returned with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to learn more about CDC’s work there.