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Strengthening Country Capacity to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies .

Fact Sheet | December 20, 2023

In our increasingly interconnected world, preparing for and responding to public health emergencies require multidisciplinary approaches that help countries remain resilient in the face of challenge.

Changes in our climate are contributing to changes in vector ecology, amplifying the risk of epidemics and pandemics from both endemic and emerging infectious disease agents. In addition, the threat of bioterrorism continues to pervade across the globe. Global health, however, security cannot be achieved without the creation of equitable, resilient, and efficient health systems for all people. In countries at risk for public health emergencies, Chemonics helps government and donors better prepare for and respond to emerging global health security threats using cutting-edge capacity strengthening approaches and sophisticated data analytics tools.