Establishment of CDC Global Rapid Response Team to Ensure Global Health Security.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 23(13)2017 12.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29155672
ABSTRACT
The 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa highlighted challenges faced by the global response to a large public health emergency. Consequently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) to strengthen emergency response capacity to global health threats, thereby ensuring global health security. Dedicated GRRT staff can be rapidly mobilized for extended missions, improving partner coordination and the continuity of response operations. A large, agencywide roster of surge staff enables rapid mobilization of qualified responders with wide-ranging experience and expertise. Team members are offered emergency response training, technical training, foreign language training, and responder readiness support. Recent response missions illustrate the breadth of support the team provides. GRRT serves as a model for other countries and is committed to strengthening emergency response capacity to respond to outbreaks and emergencies worldwide, thereby enhancing global health security.
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Capacitacao_em_gestao_de_ciencia
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Administração em Saúde Pública
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Saúde Pública
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Saúde Global
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
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Serviços Médicos de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article