Strengthening global health security through strategic partnership in central america and the dominican republic - this five year cooperative agreement builds upon previous investments and…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $1.828 million cooperative agreement to Secretaria Ejecutiva Del Consejo De Ministros De Salud De Centroamerica Y Republica Dominicana (doing business as Sistema De La Integracion Centroamericana) on September 30, 2025, under the CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) to strengthen global health security across Central America and the Dominican Republic.

The five-year award, which runs through September 29, 2030, supports capacity building to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats with potential for rapid cross-border transmission and global disruption. The initiative enhances regional leadership, technical capacity, and multi-sectoral collaboration in disease surveillance and outbreak response, building on prior CDC-funded partnerships in the region. Place of performance is El Salvador.

Strengthening global health security through strategic partnership in central america and the dominican republic - this five year cooperative agreement builds upon previous investments and achievements made under prior CDC funded partnerships to advance global health security GHS in central america and the dominican republic the initiative aims to enhance the regions capacity to prevent detect and respond to infectious disease threats particularly those with the potential for rapid cross border transmission and global disruption through strengthened regional leadership technical capacity and multi sectoral collaboration