PURPOSE

The Global Health Security Strategy outlines the United States Government’s approach to strengthen global health security, including accelerating the capabilities of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Together with the National Security Strategy, National Biodefense Strategy,  and executive order on “Advancing the Global Health Agenda to Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious Disease Threats,” the Global Health Security Strategy guides the Federal Government in protecting the United States and its partners abroad from infectious disease threats by working with other nations, international organizations, and nongovernmental stakeholders. The Global Health Security Strategy supports the National Security and Biodefense Strategies, and further describes how the United States will prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats globally and domestically. The Global Health Security Strategy also delineates how the United States Government will achieve the National Security Strategy priority actions of “Detecting and Containing Biothreats at their Source” and “Improving Emergency Response” domestically as part of the global health security system.

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