Protecting China's Health
Wang Yu’s journey from printing factory worker to medical doctor to protecting the health of the world’s most populous country as director of the China CDC is examined in the March 3, 2012, issue of The Lancet. CCDC, which observed its 10th anniversary in February, is one of the world’s most comprehensive national public heath institutes. An IANPHI team recently chronicled CCDC’s contributions to public health.>>

South Africa Leads Ebola Research
South African scientists at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases imported 44 bats from a remote area in the Democratic Republic of Congo after spending six years upgrading their research facility to isolate the Ebola virus. >>

Guinea-Bissau Coup Affects INASA
All government functions were at a standstill in mid-April and all airports and seaports closed, preventing  deputy directors from returning from training in Cape Verde, says INASA Director Amabelia Rodrigues. Many people are leaving the city of Bissau, seeking safety in the countryside. Guinea-Bissau has made remarkable progress over the past few years in rebuilding its public health system from the ashes of previous coups and a devastating war.>>

Bangladesh Pilots Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Using 20,000 randomly selected phone numbers and financial help from IANPHI, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research is collecting information about conditions and risk behaviors contributing to noncommunicable diseases, injuries, and preventable communicable diseases.>>

France's InVS Monitors National Public Health Priority Indicators in Context of Regionalization
Beside its mandate for early warning, threat detection and alert, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance analyzes health indicators to monitor France's public health law. The resulting data contributes to many prevention programs. >>

Life Expectancy Improves for Afghans
Investments in infrastructure, education, and health in the past decade have paid off in Afghanistan. More Afghans are living longer as a result of greater access to health facilities and better care, says a survey by the Afghan Public Health Institute and the Central Statistics Organization.>>