February 1, 2010 - The United States will invest $63 billion through the Global Health Initiative (GHI) over six years to help partner countries improve health outcomes through strengthened health systems.More>>
January 31, 2010 - New York Times Reports on Iraq’s Program to Rebuild its Mental Health Care System: Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (HHS/SAMHSA) Supports Iraq’s Mental Health Care Program by Hosting Mental Health Professionals in the United States.
The New York Times reported today that the Government of Iraq has embarked on an ambitious program to rebuild its mental health care system. HHS/SAMHSA has been assisting the Government of Iraq in its efforts by hosting teams of mental health providers in the United States. For the past five years, in large part due to a better understanding of the needs of Iraqi refugees and immigrants, SAMHSA has helped Iraq rebuild its capacity for providing mental health services through an exchange of mental- health experts via its lraq-SAMHSA Initiative on Trauma and Behavioral Health Services. As mentioned in the NY Times article, SAMHSA hosted six teams of mental health professionals from Basra Iraq in the Fall of 2008 who spent approximately one month at facilities in the United States. More>>
January 18-23, 2010 - U.S. Statement at the 126th World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board Health related to the consequences of the earthquake in HaitiMore>>
January 21, 2010 - United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update 1/21/10More>>
December 15, 2009 - FDA Expands Presence Outside U.S. with Opening of Mexico City PostMore>>
October 22-30, 2009 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Invites Mali Health Officials to attend Telemedicine Training
In response to the Malian Minister of Health’s request to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for assistance in developing a national telemedicine program, the Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) invited four health officials of the Malian National Agency for Telemedicine and Medical Informatics to attend telemedicine workshops organized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI). More>>
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