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This map shows countries within the CDC EAP geographic region.
Priority Areas
CDC and partners work together to:
Strengthen collaboration and partnerships with partner governments, international organizations, academia, and other public and private partners to improve regional and global health security; Improve detection and rapid response to emerging threats and diseases of public health importance; Improve the exchange of knowledge and information between U.S. CDC and the region regarding effective public health practices and public health threats;
Regional Goals
Mirroring the U.S. CDC Global Health Strategy, EAP regional offices focus on:
Surveillance Experimental science Data utilization Human resource development Emergency preparedness
Success Spotlight
CDC Joins U.S.-Japan Health Security Committee
The meeting reaffirmed mutual interest in regional cooperation, including support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and initiated plans for more regular exchanges of information.
CDC participated in the second U.S.-Japan Health Security Committee meeting held July 29-30, 2024 in Tokyo. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Keizo Takemi signed a letter of intent to promote forums and public health technical exchanges between the two countries in 2023. The Health Security Committee meeting is a testament to the strong partnership between our two countries to address some of the most pressing health security challenges and will serve as a forum to support bilateral and regional cooperation on public health emergency management, medical preparedness, and strengthening global health security.
CDC and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), and National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) have initiated discussions to strengthen information exchange on public health events, enhance global health security efforts, and deepen bilateral and regional coordination.
The event also highlighted the strategic importance of CDC’s East Asia Pacific (EAP) Regional Office, which was officially opened by CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen during her visit to Tokyo in February. Speakers from both Japan and the U.S. highlighted how the regional office is already driving these collaborations and future opportunities that CDC will benefit from having a presence in the region.
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Fact Sheet
Download the EAP Regional Office Fact Sheet.
