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CDC in Sierra Leone
  • Published Date:
    Decemter 2013
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-212.77 KB]


Details:
  • Corporate Authors:
    Center for Global Health (U.S.)
  • Description:
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began working in Sierra Leone in 2008 through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). CDC supports laboratory and surveillance capacity building activities for HIV and other infectious diseases and training to build basic disease detection and response capacity in the workforce. With no permanent in-country presence, CDC coordinates activities from its Atlanta headquarters through site visits and with the assistance of implementing partners in-country, the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the Africa Field Epidemiology Network.
  • Subject:
  • Document Type:
    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Place as Subject:
    Sierra Leone
  • Collection(s):
    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
  • Supporting Files:
    No Additional Files
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