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CONTINUING FUNDING FOR DISEASE DETECTION & PREVENTION PROGRAMS What is the importance of disease detection and prevention programs? There are a handful of major disease detection and prevention programs currently operating internationally that are funded by the United States. They include the CDC Global Disease Detection (GDD) Program, USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) Program, Department of State Biological Engagement Program, and DOD Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Program and Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP). Along with the CDC GDD that maintains international laboratories for early warning, DOD also operates longstanding Army and Navy overseas research laboratories that provide unique laboratory and biosurveillance capabilities in host countries and surrounding regions, which facilitate international collaboration and protection of deployed United States service members and allies.
Global Leadership at a Crossroads
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