HHS Secretary and Minister of Health of the Republic of Argentina Sign an Arrangement Relevant to Health

The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt meets with the Honorable Mario Ginés González Garcia, the Minister of Health of the Republic of Argentina to sign an Agreement Relevant to Health.

October 3, 2006 - The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, met with the Honorable Mario Ginés González Garcia, the Minister of Health of the Republic of Argentina on September 26, 2006 to sign an Arrangement Relevant to Health. The U.S. and Argentina enjoy strong linkages in areas such as research, food safety, and surveillance and the agreement is a renewal of an earlier Arrangement between the two Ministries. For application of the Arrangement, each country is to create a Bipartite Commission comprised of representatives from each country, which will meet at least once a year.

HHS shares a highly productive and collaborative relationship with Argentina that covers a broad range of topics, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, cancer, the environment and health, and bioethics. Historically, on the average, there are 38 Argentine researchers training annually in the HHS/NIH Visiting Program.

Last revised: December 14, 2007