Global Immunization

**About CDC's Work in Global Immunization** Key points - CDC’s Global Immunization Division (GID) works to strengthen global immunization programs, both operationally and scientifically. - With a focus on equity, this work advances the control and elimination of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). - GID prioritizes work in the countries with the highest risk of VPDs. Preventing disease Immunizations can help prevent, control, and eliminate diseases.?? GID works with U.S and global partners to help countries achieve global control, elimination, and eradication targets for high-burden VPDs. GID and partners also work to prevent and respond to VPD outbreaks. Through global engagement, CDC: - Innovates to speed the availability and deployment of new vaccines and diagnostics - Develops and implements vaccine strategies to prevent transmission of disease Promoting equity A 5-year-old girl in Yemen shows that her finger has been marked after receiving a vaccine. ©UNICEF/U.S.CDC/UN0684452/Hayyan GID is dedicated to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, shares in the benefits of immunizations.?? GID works with U.S and global partners to find and vaccinate children and others missed by vaccination programs. GID and partners also support new vaccine introductions against the diseases that cause the greatest disability and death. Establishing and sustaining essential immunization services to deliver vaccines across the life course is critical to advancing [health equity](https://www.cdc.gov/global-health-equity/php/about/index.html).[A](https://www.cdc.gov/global-immunization/about/index.html#cdcfootnote_1) CDC's global immunization mission helps improve health equity – a pillar for strengthening global health security. This work reduces death, disease, and disability from VPDs and, by extension, protects Americans where they live, work, and play. CDC supports countries and partners to sustain: - Adequate immunization resources and workforce - Evidence-based decision making - Immunization safety systems that protect domestic and global populations Building strong immunization programs GID helps countries prevent and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases.?? With its global immunization partners, GID aims to deliver immunizations to all children and adults. Immunization programs can most effectively prevent death, disease, and disabilities when national vaccine coverage rates are high. The programs are even more effective when these rates are sustained and reach at-risk populations across the life course. CDC helps improve these rates by strengthening health systems, identifying priority populations, removing barriers, and supporting vaccination through global partnerships. CDC works with countries to strengthen: - Surveillance (also known as disease detection) - Laboratory work - Vaccination campaigns In addition to delivering vaccines, this work enhances countries' ability to detect and respond to outbreaks.