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Predict operated on five-year funding cycles, [5] receiving about $200 million over the course of its decade in operation. [7] Fieldwork ceased at the end of September 2019 after funding ran out, and the program was ended in March 2020 by the Trump administration, [8] [5] which has also cut funding for other global health security programs.
The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) is an international effort operating in the field of infection prevention and control. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A brainchild of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it was launched in February 2014 by a group of 44 countries [ 3 ] and organizations including WHO . [ 4 ]
The Global Health Security Agenda and USAID address the disease surveillance and outbreak response in Vietnam through operational platforms and creating disease portfolios with animal origins. On February 1, 2020, the Vietnamese government suspended all flights to and from China in order to combat COVID-19, making it one of the first countries ...
USAID was subsequently established by the executive order of President John F. Kennedy, who sought to unite several existing foreign assistance organizations and programs under one agency. [4] USAID became the first U.S. foreign assistance organization whose primary focus was long-term socioeconomic development.
A little over a year later, Ambassador Nkengasong joined U.S. Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken to launch State Department’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD) August 1, 2023, which he leads. [11] In December 2014, PEPFAR announced a program PEPFAR 3.0 focusing on Sustainable Control of the AIDS epidemic.
Health security is a concept or framework for public health issues which includes protection of national populations from external health threats such as pandemics. [4] Four types of security may be considered in this context: biosecurity; global health security; human security; and national security. [5]
The Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) is a collaborative effort among several nations and organizations focused on strengthening global health security. [1] [2] [3] Established in response to the 2001 terrorist attacks, its primary goal is to prepare for and address public health risks related biological, chemical, nuclear terrorism, or pandemics.
US Global Development Lab launched on April 3, 2014 [5] [6] [7] to increase the application of science, technology, innovation, and partnerships to end extreme poverty and promote inclusive economic growth. [8] [9] [10] The aim of this new entity within USAID the end of extreme poverty by 2030. [11] [12] [13]