News and Features - 2010

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July

• 07/19/2010—Annual Meeting of the United-States-México Border Health Commission

June

• 06/25/2010—Secretary Sebelius Meets with Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare to Discuss U.S. – India Health Initiative
• 06/18/2010—U.S. Government Support for Global Health Efforts

May

• 05/28/2010—HHS To Hold Stakeholder Listening Session on Trans-Atlantic Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
• 05/25/2010—Secretary Sebelius Visits China to Participate in the 2nd U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
• 05/21/2010—Statement by Nils Daulaire, Head of the U.S. Delegation to World Health Assembly and Director of Global Health Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
• 05/19/2010—World Health Assembly, Geneva: Global Health Initiative presentation: (PPT - 3.5MB), Text Version
• 05/18/2010—Kathleen Sebelius Statement at World Health Assembly Press Briefing May 18, 2010:

  http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/05/20/wha-press-briefing/

  (United States Mission To The United Nations and Other International Organizations In Geneva)

April

• 04/27/2010—Secretary Sebelius Hosts European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, John Dalli
• 04/16/2010—HHS To Launch Stakeholder Listening Session
• 04/14/2010—Secretary Sebelius Addresses the United Nations Secretary General’s Leadership Luncheon Regarding Joint Efforts in Maternal and Child Health:

  http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/speeches/sp20100414.html

• 04/13/2010—Secretary Sebelius Initiates Counterpart Meetings with Indonesia

March

• 03/26/2010—Dr. Nils Daulaire joins the Department of Health and Human Services as the New Director of the Office of Global Health Affairs
• 03/04/2010—Secretary Sebelius meets with Spanish Minister of Health and Social Policy Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera

February

• 02/26/2010—U.S, Mexico Agree to Execute Priority Drug Demand Reduction Programs; Joint Declaration Outlines Commitment to Reduce Illicit Drug Consumption

  http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/press10/022610.html

  (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• 02/23/2010—Secretary Sebelius meets with Mexican Secretary of Health
• 02/22/2010—Secretary Sebelius meets with Dr. Luís Gomes Sambo, Regional Director, WHO Office for Africa
• 02/18/2010—Secretary Sebelius meets with German Federal Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan
• 02/05/2010—Secretary Sebelius Meetings with Danish Health Minister
• 02/01/2010—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:

  http://www.pepfar.gov/ghi/index.htm

  ( The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief)

January

• 01/31/2010—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
• 01/28/2010—Emergency Response Shifts to Primary Health Care in Haiti:

  http://new.paho.org/disasters/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1088&Itemid=904〈=en

  ( Pan American Health Organization)
• 01/21/2010—United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update 1/21/10:

  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/united-states-government-haiti-earthquake-disaster-response-update-12110

  ( White House)
• 01/19/2010—HHS Emergency Response in Haiti: Summary Report, Jan. 19:

  http://www.hhs.gov/haiti/summaryrept01192010.html

• 01/18-23/2010—U.S. Statement at the 126th World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board Health related to the consequences of the earthquake in Haiti
• 01/18/2010—Haiti – HHS Relief and Support Activities:

  http://www.hhs.gov/haiti/

Last revised: August 12, 2010