HHS Secretary Leavitt Signs Agreement With Canada To Improve Indigenous Health Care Delivery and Access
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian Minister of Health Tony Clement today to improve the health status of indigenous communities through enhanced international collaborations, identification and reinforcement of best practices, and innovative approaches to learning opportunities. |
United States, Canada and Mexico Agree to Mutual Assistance During Public Health Emergencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Ministry of Health of the United Mexican States today agreed to strengthen cross-border coordination and cooperation in the surveillance, prevention, and control of infectious diseases for the protection of the health, well-being, and quality of life of their peoples. |
Public Comments Sought on Draft of Flu Vaccine Allocation Plan
Effective allocation of vaccines will play a critical role in preventing influenza and reducing its effects on health and society when a pandemic arrives. The specific type of influenza that causes a pandemic will not be known until it occurs. |
WHO Reports Projected Sharp Increase in Supply of Pandemic Flu Vaccine
Last spring, the World Health Organization (WHO) and vaccine manufacturers said that about 100 million courses of pandemic influenza vaccine based on the H5N1 avian influenza strain could be produced immediately with standard technology. |
$75 Million in Supplemental Funding to States for Pandemic Flu Preparedness
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced that the Department is making available another $75 million to states, territories and four metropolitan areas to help strengthen their capacity to respond to a pandemic influenza outbreak. |
Clinical Management of Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus (World Health Organization)
Clinical management of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus |
HHS Announces $25 Million Available For Health Care Partnership Emergency Care Competitive Grants Program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that $25 million is available to hospitals and other health care facilities via a competitive emergency care grant program focused on hospital surge capacity, emergency care system capability, and community and hospital preparedness for public health emergencies. |
