Then, now and next. Public health progress is built over generations.
From the discovery of penicillin to an Ebola outbreak unfolding today to the students training to become tomorrow’s disease detectives, the CDC Foundation’s 2026 Fall Impact Report shows how public health is protected across generations.
Why This Matters
In 1941, a British police officer became the first person ever treated with penicillin. Antibiotics have since saved an estimated 200 million lives, and the CDC Foundation is helping protect them from drug-resistant germs so they keep working.
This year, the CDC Foundation activated its Emergency Response Fund to support teams working to stop a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And this summer, high school students at the Disease Detective Camp worked through a mock outbreak, with many on a path to careers in public health.
None of this progress happens on its own. It’s built by people who decide public health is worth investing in.
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Every gift, at any level, helps protect public health then, now and next.
Thank you for protecting public health, then, now and next.