Major Challenges for the future

In the 21st century, with well-developed scientific technology and transportation, viruses and communicable diseases spread rapidly and globally. CDC’s mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease. The vital principals, 'flexibility, information-based strategies, professionalization, involvement of all people and internationalization', are developed and sustained to build an achieved preventing system against diseases. The system is to detect, intercept and block the disease before outbreak occurs. The challenges that CDC faces in the future are as below. CDC's missions and programs clearly focus upon these challenges. Specific action steps for each challenge are described briefly.