May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day ( #WHHD ). Want to help raise awareness? Check out World Health Organization (WHO)’s WHHD 2024 campaign materials for use in your facility: bit.ly/3w3DGyG

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Proud to support 🇬🇪 commitment to health & safety! @WHOEuro 🇺🇸 @CDCglobal & MOHgovge conducted 2nd Joint External Evaluation for health security & development of 🇬🇪 Nat’l Action Plan for Health Security, compliance w/ commitments to internat’l health regs. Learn more:

A global Ebola vaccine stockpile established in 2021 makes vaccine doses available for future outbreaks to improve global health security. Unused vaccine doses from the stockpile can be used before an outbreak occurs to protect high-risk groups. Read more: bit.ly/mm7316a1

To boost laboratories’ abilities to test for measles & rubella quickly and accurately, CDC has provided laboratory training to 60 countries & supplies to 120 countries. Watch the video to learn about this work: bit.ly/4ae1ZrP

An innovative idea for delivering measles vaccines – with the potential to increase vaccination rates to prevent #measles outbreaks! Learn more about the study, with co-authors from CDC. ⬇️

We must ensure that the millions of children who missed out on routine vaccines during the pandemic have a shot at life. Dr. Laserson of @cdcglobal explains the importance of continuing the immunization fight so we can keep the world safe from disease #HumanlyPossible

As we honor vaccines as humanity’s greatest achievement, we also set our sights on a future free from vaccine-preventable diseases. Discover how CDC & partners are working toward this vision ➡️ bit.ly/4azRNLa

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Thanks to Rotary International, CDC Global Health, Gates Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF Polio and other partners, we have integrated with other essential health services to meet communities’ dire needs and brought polio to the brink of eradication. It's #HumanlyPossible to #MakePolioHistory .

Hats off to the #measles vaccine!

It's like a superhero in a tiny vial, swooping in to protect you and those around you from a potentially lethal illness.

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Measles remains a significant threat to millions of children globally 🌏, and can lead to severe complications or even death.

It only takes 2️⃣ doses of the vaccine to save lives. Let’s act now as outbreaks surge. bit.ly/3eFVvbg

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154 million lives saved through immunization. That’s 6 lives a minute for 5 decades. Amazing.

And though you probably don’t remember the exact moment you were immunized, you’re part of this incredible achievement.

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CDC has joined WHO/Europe & NCDCGeorgia to enhance #influenza vaccine uptake among healthcare workers & improve linkage to #HepC treatment & care.

We hope to understand the barriers & drivers related to health behaviors & context in which they occur. bit.ly/4b4MkLW

Last year, Qatar recognized its 1st cohort of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) graduates. CDC commends Qatar’s commitment & active role in launching its own #FETP program to strengthen the country’s ability to respond to #PublicHealth threats.

Together, we have the opportunity to end polio for good. CDC & partners are working to ensure that no child, anywhere in the world, is paralyzed by #polio again. Here’s how: cdc.gov/polio.

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Today marks a historic moment as governments, organizations and global advocates unite for the first high-level meeting dedicated to meningitis. Tune in to the live stream and join the conversation: bit.ly/4bupwpt.

Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio, and cholera are on the rise globally. Discover how CDC & partners are ensuring vaccines reach those who need them most: bit.ly/3V5ucuX.

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Did you know? Drug-resistant TB poses a threat to global health security. Learn how CDC’s Xpert TB Proficiency Program supports over 1,200 testing sites in improving the quality and capacity of #TB and drug-resistant TB testing. bit.ly/49RYVkG

On #WorldMalariaDay , we highlight some of the important work our teams do to protect against #malaria . Check out this new test that makes detecting #AnophelesStephensi 🦟 easier and more accessible: bit.ly/4aMP5SF