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<time class="cdc-page-title-bar__item cdc-page-title-bar__item--date" datetime="2024-11-20 05:00:00"> November 20, 2024 </time> </section> <div class="cdc-page-title cdc-page-offset syndicate"> <h1>Our Organization</h1> </div> <div id="content" class="cdc-page-content cdc-page-offset syndicate container"> <div class="cdc-dfe-body "> <div class="cdc-dfe-body__top "> <div class="dfe-section dfe-section--page-summary summary-blurb row summary-blurb" data-section="cdc_cover_page_files_summary">  <div class="dfe-section--page-summary-left col-md-8 col-sm-12"> <div class="dfe-section__header"> <h2 class="editor-block--title" id="heading-4axdb_chzv">What to know</h2> </div> <div class="dfe-section__content page-summary-content"> <p></p><ul><li>CDC's Global Health Center includes the Office of the Director and three divisions. Learn more about our organizational structure.</li></ul> </div> <div class="file_image page_thumbnail d-block d-sm-none"> <figure class="dfe-image page_thumbnail dfe-image__large"><div class="image-container calculated-ratio-16-9 aspect-ratio-16-9"><img src="/global-health/media/images/CDC_Building.jpg" alt="Photo of tall buildings at CDC's headquarters in Atlanta, GA." title="CDC_Building"></div></figure> </div> <div class="dfe-section__content file-details"> <div class="details-row" id="_length_container" style="display:none;"><strong>Length:</strong> <span id="__length"></span></div> <div class="details-row"> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dfe-section--page-summary-desktop-right col-md-4 d-none d-sm-flex"> <div class="file_image page_thumbnail d-sm-flex d-none"> <figure class="dfe-image page_thumbnail dfe-image__large"><div class="image-container calculated-ratio-16-9 aspect-ratio-16-9"><img src="/global-health/media/images/CDC_Building.jpg" alt="Photo of tall buildings at CDC's headquarters in Atlanta, GA." title="CDC_Building"></div></figure> <div class="file_links_container" style="display:none;"> </div> <div class="file_audio_player_container"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cdc-dfe-body__center "> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_cover_page_files_add_file_info"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_cover_page_files_add_file_info-offices-and-divisions" name="Offices%20and%20Divisions" title="Offices and Divisions"></a><h2 class="editor-block--title" id="heading-nm0q1yr70b">Offices and Divisions</h2> <h3 id="heading-p3zrifybby">Office of the Director</h3> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Global Health Integration and Coordination<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Informatics and Information Resources Office<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Bureau for Mission Support<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Overseas Operations Office<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Office of the Associate Director for Science<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Office of the Associate Director for Laboratory Science<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Office of the Associate Director for Communications<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Office of the Associate Director for Policy<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Office of the Associate Director for Emergency Response and Preparedness<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Management Office<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 id="heading-g7gysjlccf">Global Immunization Division (GID)</h3> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Polio Eradication Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Accelerated Disease Control Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Immunization System Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Strategic Information and Workforce Development Branch<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="dfe-block dfe-block--keep_reading"><b>Keep Reading:</b> <a href="/global-immunization/index.html">Global Immunization</a></div><h3 id="heading-niwkx764-l">Division of Global HIV and TB (DGHT)</h3> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">International Laboratory Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">HIV Prevention Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">HIV Care and Treatment Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Maternal and Child Health Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Economics and Health Services Research Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Overseas Strategy and Management Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Program Budget and Extramural Management Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Global Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Science Integrity Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Management and Operations Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Strategy, Policy, and Communications Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Special Initiatives Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Health Informatics, Data Management, and Statistics Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Monitoring, Evaluation and Data Analysis Branch<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="dfe-block dfe-block--keep_reading"><b>Keep Reading:</b> <a href="/global-hiv-tb/php/index.html">Global HIV and TB</a></div><h3 id="heading-z31q5pe65o">Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP)</h3> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Global Public Health Systems Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Global Surveillance, Laboratory, and Data Systems Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Global Workforce Development Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Global Program and Extramural Management Branch<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Global Public Health Emergency Branch<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="dfe-block dfe-block--keep_reading"><b>Keep Reading:</b> <a href="/global-health-protection/php/index.html">Global Health Protection</a></div> </div> </div> <div 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