News and Features - 2009

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May

• 05/05/2009—STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

April

• 04/28/2009—Kathleen Sebelius Sworn In as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
• 04/24/2009—U.S.-México Border Health Commission Announces the Annual Celebration of National Infant Immunization Week and Vaccination Week in the Americas, April 25-May 2, 2009
• 04/16/2009—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces a New Curriculum at the Regional Health Care Training Center for Latin America and the Caribbean
• 04/07/2009—RADM William Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), delivers remarks at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to commemorate World Health Day, 2009
• 04/07/2009—FDA Clears Rapid Test for Avian Influenza A Virus in Humans (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

March

• 03/24/2009—World TB Day, Partnerships for TB Elimination (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 03/14/2009—President Barack Obama Announces Key FDA Appointments and Tougher Food Safety Measures (White House)
• 03/02/2009—President Obama nominates Governor Kathleen Sebelius to serve as HHS Secretary

February

• 02/19/2009—HHS Team Assists with DEG Toxicity Investigation in Nigeria
• 02/04/2009—HHS-India Fact Sheet: Activities in India

January

• 01/26/2009—HHS-FDA Launches first-event Workshop on Good Clinical Practices in the Americas (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• 01/23/2009—Secretary of State Clinton Speech to USAID on Development
• 01/23/2009—President Obama issues Memorandum rescinding the Mexico City Policy on Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning (White House)
• 01/21/2009—HHS’ Office of Global Health Affairs Mentioned in Council on Foreign Relations Report
• 01/12/2009—Celebrating Life: Fifth Annual Report to Congress on PEPFAR (2009) (PEPFAR)
• 01/07/2009—HHS Officials Mark Opening of First U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office in Latin America

Last revised: May 06, 2009