11/01/2007 03:00 PM
HHS Secretary Leavitt Signs Agreement With Canada To Improve Indigenous Health Care Delivery and Access |
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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.
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11/01/2007 03:00 PM
United States, Canada and Mexico Agree to Mutual Assistance During Public Health Emergencies |
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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.
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10/24/2007 07:00 AM
Public Comments Sought on Draft of Flu Vaccine Allocation Plan |
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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.
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10/24/2007 07:00 AM
WHO Reports Projected Sharp Increase in Supply of Pandemic Flu Vaccine |
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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.
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08/30/2007 11:30 AM
$75 Million in Supplemental Funding to States for Pandemic Flu Preparedness |
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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.
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08/15/2007 11:00 AM
Clinical Management of Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus (World Health Organization) |
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Clinical management of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus
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08/10/2007 01:30 PM
HHS Announces $25 Million Available For Health Care Partnership Emergency Care Competitive Grants Program |
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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.
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08/09/2007 01:30 PM
NIH Scientists Target Future Pandemic Strains of H5N1 Avian Influenza |
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Preparing vaccines and therapeutics that target a future mutant strain of H5N1 influenza virus sounds like science fiction, but it may be possible, according to a team of scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and a collaborator at Emory University School of Medicine. Success hinges on anticipating and predicting the crucial mutations that would help the virus spread easily from person to person.
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08/08/2007 08:30 AM
Community Measures Prevent Deaths During Pandemic, New Study Finds |
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School closures and other community strategies designed to reduce the possibility of spreading disease between people during an epidemic can save lives, particularly when the measures are used in combination and implemented soon after an outbreak begins in a community, according to a new study based on public records from the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.
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07/18/2007 08:30 AM
New International Health Regulations Enter Into Force in the United States |
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HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced that the revised International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) enter into force today for the United States. The updated rules are designed to prevent and protect against the international spread of diseases while minimizing interference with world travel and trade. They will help countries work together to identify, respond to, and share information about, public health emergencies of international concern.
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07/17/2007 01:00 PM
HHS Announces $896.7 Million in Funding to States for Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response |
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HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced that the department has provided another $896.7 million to the states, territories, and four metropolitan areas to improve and sustain their ability to respond to public health emergencies.
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06/14/2007 08:00 AM
Two Contracts Awarded to Expand Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity |
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The two cost-reimbursable contracts totaling $132.5 million over five years are to retrofit existing domestic vaccine manufacturing facilities on a cost-sharing basis and to provide warm-base operations for manufacturing pandemic influenza vaccines. In warm-base operations, the contractor does not shut down the facility.
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06/14/2007 08:00 AM
Two Contracts Awarded to Expand Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity |
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The two cost-reimbursable contracts totaling $132.5 million over five years are to retrofit existing domestic vaccine manufacturing facilities on a cost-sharing basis and to provide warm-base operations for manufacturing pandemic influenza vaccines. In warm-base operations, the contractor does not shut down the facility.
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06/13/2007 03:00 PM
WHO Moves Ahead with Plans for Global Stockpile of H5N1 Vaccine |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it is working with vaccine manufacturers to move ahead on plans to create a global stockpile of vaccine for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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