To assist the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in establishing a Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) in Qatar focused on building its public health workforce capacity.

To optimize interventions and tools to enable the elimination and eradication of prioritized Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) as identified by the London Declaration.

To recognize a current EIS Officer at CDC who has made an unusual contribution to global public health.

To continue to increase health security in countries by improving their capacity and expanding support using new and more relevant tools of the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) Toolkit in at least six countries.