Reichert Applauds President Obama’s Announcement on U.S. Global Heath Initiatives
Washington, D.C.,
May 5, 2009 -
Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) today applauded President Barack Obama’s announcement of a new 6-year commitment to address critical global health priorities. This effort will build on former President Bush’s work on AIDS through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, includes funding for serious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria, and supports programs to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal health.
“I applaud President Obama’s commitment to global health, which coincides with legislation I recently helped introduce to provide better care for mothers and newborns in the world’s poorest countries before, during, and after childbirth,” said Reichert, the Co-Chairman of the Congressional Global Health Caucus. “The United States must continue to lead international efforts to develop cures and treatments for deadly diseases, and provide hope to those who need it most.”
The President’s initiative follows the recent introduction of the Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009, which Reichert co-authored with Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04). As co-chairs of the Congressional Global Heath Caucus, Reps. Reichert and McCollum worked together on the legislation to keep mothers and children in the world’s poorest countries alive and healthy, before, during and after childbirth. For more on the legislation, visit: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR1410:.
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