CDC Around the World: CDC wishes a Happy Mother’s Day to mothers all over the world!

CDC Around the World: CDC wishes a Happy Mother’s Day to mothers all over the world!

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

CDC wishes a Happy Mother's Day to mothers all over theworld! We're working hard around the globe to improve the lives of mothers and their children. View full-sized photo

Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Mother's Day

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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Mother's Day

Blog of the Week CDC INNOVATIONS: REAL-TIME DATA STREGTHENS UGANDA'S EFFORTS TO END MOTHER-TO-CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION Identifying opportunities to improve global health sometimes requires creative thinking and new collaborations. In Uganda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exemplified this approach in developing a strategy to use the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Kampala – established with CDC’s assistance in 2013 – to help eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT)…read blog

Infographic of the Week

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Video of the Week

SAVING MOTHER'S LIVES, ONE VILLAGE AT A TIME "No woman should die giving birth." -- Chief Kwataine This video show how village leaders in Malawi are educating their communities about maternal health and saving lives…watch video

Story of the Week

BEGINNING LIFE ANEW: AN HIV FREE CHILD In “January 2013, we were blessed with a healthy baby boy…”For all couples, the prospect of bringing a child into the world brings joy and excitement as well as concern about their future child’s health. But for couples in which one or both partners are living with HIV, health concerns make the decision to conceive a child a difficult one…read story

CDC Ebola Updates

Latest Outbreak Info The World Health Organization has reported 26,661 cases of Ebola and 11,022 deaths worldwide…read more Q & A on Ebola What to know about Ebola - For Liberians Living in the United States More resources on the CDC Ebola website >>

In the News

Georgia Tech develops measles vaccine patchWSB-TVMAY 4, 2015 Preventing Measles, No Needles Required GPB NewsMAY 4, 2015 Rubella Has Been Eliminated From the Americas, Health Officials Say The New York TimesAPRIL 29, 2015 CDC creates new way to vaccinate WREG APRIL 28, 2015 Ebola Outbreak May Have Led to Almost 11,000 More Malaria Deaths: StudyU.S. News & World ReportAPRIL 24, 2015

On the Calendar

May 8: International Thalassemia Day May 8: World Red Cross Day May 10: World Lupus Day May 12: International Nurses Day  May 15: International Day of Families May 17: World Hypertension DayMay 17: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day