ReviewEmerging infectious diseases2017
Establishment of CDC Global Rapid Response Team to Ensure Global Health Security.
Review in Emerging infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Public health emergency response through field epidemiology training and rapid response teams - a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- How effective are international deployments in strengthening low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to respond to outbreaks in the long term?BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Building systems for preparedness: Global scoping studies on institutional governance and National Public Health Agencies.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- It is not just about the training: rethinking strategies to strengthen the global emergency response workforce.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Global health security in the post-COVID-19 era: threats, preparation, and response.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- COVID-19 contact tracing in a tertiary care hospital: A retrospective chart review.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2021Article
- Challenges in Public Health Rapid Response Team Management.Health security · 2020Article
- To establish a talent pool for global health in China: from political will to action.Global health action · 2018Article
- Applying the Ready, Willing, and Able Framework to Assess Agency Public Health Emergency Preparedness: The CDC Perspective.Health securityArticle
- Trends and Characteristics of CDC Global Rapid Response Team Deployments-A 6-Month Report, October 2018-March 2019.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
The 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa highlighted challenges faced by the global response to a large public health emergency. Consequently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) to strengthen emergency response capacity to global health threats, thereby ensuring global health security. Dedicated GRRT staff can be rapidly mobilized for extended missions, improving partner coordination and the continuity of response operations. A large, agencywide roster of surge staff enables rapid mobilization of qualified responders with wide-ranging experience and expertise. Team members are offered emergency response training, technical training, foreign language training, and responder readiness support. Recent response missions illustrate the breadth of support the team provides. GRRT serves as a model for other countries and is committed to strengthening emergency response capacity to respond to outbreaks and emergencies worldwide, thereby enhancing global health security.
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