Homeland Preparedness News: HHS officials reaffirm support for Global Health Security Agenda
“Officials from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department attended the Fifth Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Ministerial Meeting in Indonesia this week to reaffirm U.S. support for the initiative and commit additional funding. … The U.S. delegation was led by HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan, who reaffirmed U.S. support for GHSA and underscored the goal to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases. He pledged to commit another $150 million to the GHSA to achieve the goals in its five-year plan…” (Kovaleski, 11/9).