Key facts
- The CDC is closing overseas offices as part of the "America First" foreign policy.
- CDC offices in Angola and South Sudan closed on Thursday.
- The CDC office in Zimbabwe will close by the end of the year.
- More than a dozen other foreign CDC offices are expected to close in the coming years.
- The CDC has 30% fewer employees than when President Trump took office.
- Health GAP executive director Asia Russell stated the closures "will result in preventable infections and death overseas."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reducing its global presence as part of President Donald Trump's "America First" foreign policy. Offices in Angola and South Sudan were closed on Thursday, and the office in Zimbabwe is slated for closure by the end of the year. Current and former CDC officials anticipate that more than a dozen additional foreign offices will be shut down in the next few years.