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Declaration of a National Emergency with Respect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On April 26, 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the ... plans, the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the United States constitutes a national emergency. Accordingly, I hereby declare that the Secretary may exercise the authority under section 1135 of the SSA to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements ... of the pandemic and protect the health of our citizens. As a Nation, we have prepared at all levels of government, and as individuals and communities, taking unprecedented steps to counter the emerging pandemic. Nevertheless, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic continues ...
Continuing Steps to Implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy as the Pandemic Turns 30
the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Yesterday, I participated in a call with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and key leaders in her Department who announced new actions to support the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy ... to develop streamlined and flexible approaches to meeting legal and policy requirements for these waivers. The commitment to issue this waiver guidance was made in the Federal Implementation Plan for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and in some states ... to track community viral load. Each of these agencies announced significant new initiatives yesterday that move us forward in implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Their impact, however, is greatest when viewed together. We have a stronger ...
President Announces Plan to Expand Fight Against Global H1N1 Pandemic
Announces Plan to Expand Fight Against Global H1N1 Pandemic Today, President Obama announced the United States will continue to act aggressively to stop the global spread of the pandemic 2009-H1N1 influenza virus and is prepared to make 10 percent ... available, in order to assist countries that will not otherwise have direct access to the vaccine. This week, the Food and Drug Administration officially licensed the 2009-H1N1 influenza vaccine. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health announced that one dose of the vaccine – instead of two doses – will be effective in developing immunity in most adults, and HHS Secretary Sebelius announced the vaccine would be available in the coming weeks, earlier than ...
Press Briefing On Swine Influenza, 4/26/09
INFLUENZA BY SECRETARY NAPOLITANO, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, JOHN BRENNAN, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM, DR. RICHARD BESSER, ACTING DIRECTOR, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ... is receiving regular updates and briefings on the situation. I updated the President earlier today. The President has reviewed our national capabilities to mitigate the effects of a broader outbreak in the United States and the steps we are taking to support ... partners regarding health incidents that have the potential for significant impact to our nation's well-being. This group has been conferencing daily to share updates and to identify actions we can take now to respond to developments ...
Presidential Proclamation--National Influenza Vaccination Week
- - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Last year, as the world prepared for a pandemic of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, we were reminded of the severity and unpredictability of this serious disease. Thousands of Americans suffered serious complications from the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, resulting in hospitalization or even death. Tragically, influenza and flu related complications take American lives each year. During National Influenza ... of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 5 through December 11, 2010, as National Influenza Vaccination Week. I encourage Americans to get vaccinated this week if they have not yet done so, and to urge their families, friends, and co workers to do ...
National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Announced
is dynamic and complex but also vulnerable to numerous threats. These threats, such as pandemics, natural disasters, or attacks involving weapons of mass destruction could undermine the continuity of the global supply chain system as a whole. Also, because of the interconnectedness of the system, even smaller, localized events could escalate rapidly and cause significant disruptions. Today, with the announcement of the National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security , we take an important step to strengthen and protect this vital system. The Strategy, focused on the worldwide network of transportation, postal, and shipping assets and supporting infrastructures, articulates our national vision and approach, and encourages collaborative implementation with key ...
On 30th Year of HIV/AIDS, Obama Administration Recommits to Fighting Pandemic
and lessons learned, the Administration released last year and is now implementing a comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy that provides a roadmap for reducing new infections, improving care and health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS, and reducing ... has emerged as a potent global pandemic, and today more than 33 million people around the world are living with HIV and more than two million deaths from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) annually. Even today, more than 50,000 people ... /AIDS, we must also rededicate ourselves to finally ending this pandemic – in this country and around the world.” “This battle is not over,” said Secretary for Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. “As long as the AIDS virus threatens the health ...
Advancing Our Interests: Actions in Support of the President's National Security Strategy
Read the National Security Strategy on WhiteHouse.gov. SECURITY Disrupt, Dismantle, and Defeat Al-Qa’ida and its Violent Extremist Affiliates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Around the World: Since this Administration took office ... : The Administration released a National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats to address the challenges from proliferation of biological weapons or their use by terrorists. The strategy recognizes the beneficial nature of advances in the life sciences while ... -and-trade policy and enable private firms to better manage what they measure. National Export Strategy: President Obama put forward the National Export Initiative (NEI) with the goal of doubling exports over the next 5 years as part of a broad effort ...
President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu
to enable U.S. health care facilities to implement emergency operations plans to deal with the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the United States. A copy of my proclamation is attached. Further, I have authorized the Secretary of Health and Human Services ... Privacy Rule as necessary to respond to the pandemic throughout the duration of the public health emergency declared in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, October 23, 2009. ... October 24, 2009 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Pursuant to section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), I hereby report that I have exercised my authority to declare a national emergency in order to be prepared ...
Expanding Opportunity
with American entrepreneurs. The program will connect participants with outbound American entrepreneurs and will examine strategies used in the United States to enhance the capacities of young business managers, to develop a spirit of entrepreneurship and small ... ) in summer, semester, and academic-year immersion programs through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth. Global Health U.S. - OIC Polio Partnership: The United States and the Organization of Islamic Conference are working closely to eradicate polio. Additionally, since the President's Cairo speech, the OIC is working with the World Health Organization to develop national campaigns among (the 57) OIC members to combat the disease. The Islamic Fiqh Academy issued a fatwa ...
