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About
Our Office
Mission:
To improve health worldwide by providing leadership,
coordination, and support for CDC’s global health activities in
collaboration with CDC’s global health partners. |
OGH accomplishes this mission on
behalf of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
by:
Providing leadership
in the development of cross-cutting policy, plans, and programs related
to CDC’s global health interests.
Assisting
Centers/Institutes/Offices (CIOs), other federal agencies, countries,
and non-governmental agencies in the implementation of appropriate
policy, plans, and programs for which they have responsibilities.
Enhancing
global health partnerships by serving as the entry point for external
organizations with an interest in CDC’s global health activities.
Supporting
CDC staff in their international travel through passports, visas, and
country clearance cables.
Coordinating
interactions between Centers/Institutes/Offices, the Office of
International and Refugee Health, and other key governmental entities on
global health issues.
Assessing
evolving global health issues, and, in cooperation with Ministries of
Health and other appropriate institutions, identifies and develops
activities to which CDC's technical expertise would be of maximum
benefit.
Managing
overseas and domestic staff whose service is primarily of a
cross-cutting nature in global health initiatives.
Accomplishing
its tasks through policy coordination, advocacy, mobilizing resources,
and building partnerships.
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