Asia and Pacific News and Feature Archive

2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

2010

• 06/25/2010—Secretary Sebelius Meets with Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare to Discuss U.S. – India Health Initiative
• 04/13/2010—Secretary Sebelius Initiates Counterpart Meetings with Indonesia

2009

• 10/20/2009—FDA's International Posts: Improving the Safety of Imported Food and Medical Products:

  http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm185769.htm

  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• 09/15/2009—Secretary Sebelius hosts Indonesian Minister of Health
• 07/28/2009—U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
• 07/14/2009—HHS Renews Memorandum of Understanding on Health and Medical Science with the Republic of Korea
• 07/06/2009—New Interagency Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Public Health and Medical Sciences
• 05/11/2009—U.S. Secretary of Health & Humans Services, Kathleen Sebelius hosts her first international delegation led by the Minister of Public Health from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• 05/08/2009—The United States Addresses the H1N1 Influenza Issue with Asian Partners
• 02/04/2009—HHS-India Fact Sheet: Activities in India

2008

• 12/04/2008—United States and China Renew Protocol on Cooperation in the Science and Technology of Medicine and Public Health
• 11/18/2008—HHS Opens Offices of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in China
• 11/18/2008—Secretary Leavitt to Hold Three Roundtables with the Private Sector in China
• 11/13/2008—HHS Announces Latest Efforts with China to Further Improve Cooperation on Food Safety
• 10/20/2008—U.S. Special Representative for Avian and Pandemic Influenza Discusses Sharm el-Sheikh Conference on Voice of America
• 10/16/2008—HHS/FDA Urges U.S. Consumers to Use Caution with Ayurvedic Products
• 10/16/2008—HHS Preparing to Open FDA Offices in China, India, Europe, and Latin America This Year:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/10/20081016a.html

• 10/08/2008—Director of the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to Speak at the Australian Health-Insurance Annual Conference
• 10/06/2008—HHS/FDA Detects Melamine Contamination in Flavored Drink
• 10/03/2008—FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• 09/26/2008—HHS/FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination
• 09/23/2008—HHS Secretary Congratulates Newly Elected World Health Organization Regional Director for the Western Pacific
• 09/20/2008—HHS/FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination
• 08/20/2008—HHS Secretary Visits Pakistan
• 08/08/2008—President Bush Talks About Regional Cooperation on Avian Influenza on Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand
• 07/28/2008—HHS Secretary Meets with Pakistani Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Health
• 07/23/2008—The HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, ADM Joxel García, M.D., Visits Afghanistan
• 07/21/2008—HHS Secretary Meets with Afghan Health Minister
• 06/24/2008—United States and Viet Nam Sign Agreement on the Safety of Food, Medical Products
• 06/18/2008—United States and China Outline Progress on Agreement on Food and Feed Safety:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/06/20080618a.html

• 06/16/2008—HHS Secretary and Chinese Minister of Health Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Traditional Chinese Medicine Research:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/06/20080616b.html

• 05/16/2008—HHS Secretary Concludes Week-Long Visit to the People's Republic of China
• 05/13/2008—HHS Secretary Meets with Chinese Minister of Health, Visits Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• 05/12/2008—HHS Secretary Begins Third Visit to the People's Republic of China
• 05/12/2008—CDC Central Asia Office Hosts Workshop On Public Health Preparedness And Response To Radiation Incidents For Central Asia Countries In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, On May 12-14, 2008
• 04/18/2008—HHS Secretary Concludes Visit to Southeast Asia
• 04/15/2008—HHS Secretary Visits Singapore
• 04/14/2008—U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Meets with Top Officials in Indonesia to Discuss Collaborative Efforts to Fight Disease
• 03/13/2008—HHS/FDA to Establish Permanent Presence in China
• 03/13/2008—International Women’s Day Honorees Visit HHS
• 02/20/2008—President Bush Announces New Global Initiative for Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases
• 01/11/2008—HHS Secretary Concludes Tour of India; Emphasizes Product Safety
• 01/11/2008—HHS Secretary Champions Eradication of Polio on Trip to Republic of India
• 01/09/2008—HHS Secretary Continues Tour of India; Sees Quality-Assurance Procedures at Major Indian Spice Companies
• 01/08/2008—HHS Secretary Leavitt and Delegation Visit Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Development Facilities in Hyderabad, India; Meet with Organizations That Fight Human Trafficking
• 01/07/2008—HHS Secretary Begins Five-Day Trip to India; Visits HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Projects in Chennai

2007

• 12/14/2007—HHS Renews Memorandum of Understanding with the People’s Republic of China on HIV/AIDS
• 12/14/2007—HHS Concludes Agreements with the People’s Republic of China on the Safety of Food and Drugs
• 12/10/2007—HHS Secretary Opens Multi-Day Visit to the People's Republic of China; Import Safety Tops Agenda
• 12/03/2007—HHS Secretary Addresses U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Import Safety
• 11/21/2007—United States and People's Republic of China to Hold Third Meeting Under the Strategic Economic Dialogue in China Next Month
• 11/17/2007—Response to Articles in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the HHS Afghanistan Health Initiative
• 10/12/2007—FDA Commissioner Meets with Chinese Minister of Health and Other Senior Chinese Government Officials on Import Safety, Discusses How They Can Work Together to Beat Disease, Ensure Safe Food, Effective Drugs:

  http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2007/ucm109006.htm

  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• 09/25/2007—USS Peleliu Completes Its Humanitarian Mission in the Western Pacific
• 09/14/2007—Statement by Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, On the United States-China Bilateral Meetings on Food and Drug Safety:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/09/pr20070914a.html

• 09/07/2007—The Republic of the Marshall Islands Welcomes the USS Peleliu
• 08/31/2007—USS Peleliu’s "Pacific Partnership" Reaches the Solomon Islands
• 08/27/2007—HHS Personnel Aboard the USS Peleliu Bring Assistance to Papua New Guinea
• 07/31/2007—HHS Delegation Heads to China for Fact-Finding Mission on Safety of Food, Feed, and Drugs
• 07/19/2007—HHS U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers Join Humanitarian Mission of the USS Peleliu in the Pacific
• 07/11/2007—Acting HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan Discusses Food Safety and Pandemic Influenza with Japanese Officials
• 05/24/2007—HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and USDA Secretary Mike Johanns Discuss Food- and Drug- Safety Issues with Chinese Minister of Health Gao Qiang and Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Li Changjiang
• 05/22/2007—Chinese Health Minister Gao Qiang and HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt Open Second United States-China Health-Care Forum
• 05/21/2007—Senior HHS Officials Host Visit of Chinese Health Minister to Alaska
• 05/18/2007—U.S. and Indian Health Research Agencies Renew the Indo-U.S. Vaccine Action Program
• 04/20/2007—Assistant Secretary for Aging Carbonell Shares U.S. Home- and Community-Based Care Best Practices at Symposium in Nagoya, Japan
• 03/26/2007—HHS Secretary Makes Statement on WHO Pandemic-Influenza Action Plan to Increase Vaccine Supply
• 03/06/2007—HHS Secretary Welcomes New Director-General of the World Health Organization
• 01/19/2007—HHS Funds the Advanced Development of Vaccines Against the H5N1 Influenza Strain

2006

• 12/13/2006—HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt Inaugurates Office for the U.S.-China Collaboration in Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases
• 12/13/2006—HHS Secretary Participates in First U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
• 11/22/2006—President Bush Discusses Pandemic Influenza, HIV/AIDS, and Other Health Concerns at the 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Forum in Ha Noi, Viet Nam
• 10/27/2006—HHS National Institute of Health Director Meets with Scientists and Health Officials in Japan
• 09/22/2006—U.S. State Department Issues an Alert to Americans in the Kingdom of Thailand
• 09/08/2006—HHS and International Partners Publish a Research Study from Cambodia that Indicates a Low Frequency of Transmission of the H5N1 Strain of Avian Influenza from Poultry-to-Humans
• 08/01/2006—HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Speaks on Global Health Challenges and Meets with Japanese Officials on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
• 07/20/2006—HHS Secretary Leavitt Signs Agreement on Health and Medical Science with Vietnamese Minister of Health:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060720a.html

• 07/17/2006—HHS Global Influenza Funds Support International Training in Thailand for Rapid Response to Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and a Possible Human Pandemic Influenza
• 06/05/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with Malaysian Minister of Health on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Other Issues
• 05/22/2006—Dr. Lee Jong-Wook, Director-General of the WHO Has Died
• 04/29/2006—HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Sponsors Mental Health Conference in Kabul, Afghanistan
• 04/25/2006—HHS Assistant Secretary Simonson Travels to Bangladesh and India for Planning on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
• 04/18/2006—HHS Expands Cooperation in Health and Medical Science with People’s Republic of China:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060418.html

• 03/28/2006—United States and China Meet to Plan Program on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
• 03/24/2006—HHS/NIH-Sponsored China AIDS Research Project
• 03/20/2006—HHS and the World Health Organization Rush Botulism Antitoxin to Thailand
• 01/14/2006—Australia-U.S. Medicines Working Group Holds First Meeting
• 01/05/2006—Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding Human Cases of H5N1 in Europe:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060105a.html

2005

• 12/29/2005—CDC Extends Rule on Embargo of Birds and Bird Products
• 12/22/2005—U.S., China Sign Amended MOU on Biomedical and Behavioral Research
• 11/22/2005—REDI Center Agreement Signed by U.S., Singapore
• 11/09/2005—U.S. Officials Participate in WHO Meeting on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
• 11/04/2005—HHS and People’s Republic of China Partner to Combat Infectious Diseases:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20051104.html

• 10/12/2005—Secretary Leavitt Leads High-Level Delegation to Asia
• 10/01/2005—Afghanistan Struggles to Rebuild Health Care System (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
• 09/21/2005—HHS Works with State Dept. and Military to Deliver Supplies to Marshall Islands
• 08/30/2005—Agreement Signed to Expand Vision Research Collaborations Between the United States and India:

  http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2005/fic-30.htm

  (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
• 02/28/2005—U.S. Public Health Service Officers Help with Tsunami Relief:

  http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/pressreleases/sg02282005.html

• 02/22/2005—Health Situation Improving in Tsunami-Stricken Area:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2005/February/20050223132514cmretrop9.164065e-02.html

  (U.S. Department of State)
• 02/09/2005—Bush Seeks Additional $600 Million for Tsunami Relief:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2005/February/20050209185323lesnamfuak0.9900171.html

  (U.S. Department of State)
• 02/02/2005—HHS Staff to Assist Tsunami Survivors on Board USNS Mercy
• 01/07/2005—Secretary Thompson Urges Medical Community to Support Tsunami Victims:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2005/February/20050223132514cmretrop9.164065e-02.html

2004

• 08/17/2004—U.S. Funds Projects to Fight Vector-Borne Diseases in South Asia:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/August/20040817185455rekcolb0.745907.html

  (U.S. Department of State)
• 08/03/2004—HHS to Provide New Interactive Book of Health Information to Women of Afghanistan and Their Families
• 07/17/2004—United States Claims Success in Clarifying AIDS Policy:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/July/20040716090355daornorahc0.2820965.html

  (U.S. Department of State)
• 04/19/2004—Second NIAID SARS Vaccine Candidate Helps Mice Fend Off SARS:

  http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2004/sarsmoss.htm

  (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
• 03/23/2004—Secretary Thompson Attends AIDS Symposium in Japan, Visits with Prime Minister Koizumi
• 01/27/2004—International Agencies Call for Coordinated Action Against Bird Flu:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/January/20040127133915XCretroP0.4465601.html

  (U.S. Department of State)

2003

• 12/08/2003—HHS Reaffirms Health Commitments between U.S. and China:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20031208.html

• 10/21/2003—President Bush, Singapore P.M. Discuss Terrorism, Iraq, Economic Cooperation:

  http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031021-9.html

  (White House)
• 10/19/2003—Secretary Pledges Cooperation With China, Urges Openness:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20031019.html

• 05/06/2003—U.S., China Develop Plan for Improved Disease Surveillance:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030506.html

• 04/21/2003—Secretary Thompson Helps Open Women's Hospital in Kabul:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030421.html

• 04/04/2003—Secretary Thompson, Chinese Health Minister Vow to Cooperate on SARS:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030404.html

• 02/27/2003—Secretary Thompson Renews Commitment to Promote Health in Afghanistan in Meeting with President Karzai:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030227b.html

• 01/27/2003—HHS Secretary Thompson Announces $5 Million to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Afghanistan:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030127.html

2002

• 11/07/2002—HHS Secretary Thompson Travels to Afghanistan to Formalize Health Partnership, Assess Needs:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20021008a.html

• 11/04/2002—United States Helps Fight Whooping Cough Outbreak in Afghanistan
• 10/27/2002—President Bush Attends APEC Leaders' Meeting

Last revised: June 28, 2010