Washington, July 21 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a $493,002 grant for the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen epidemiology, laboratory capacity, and infectious disease surveillance in the territory.
The discretionary continuation award, administered through the CDC's National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, continues support for the Department of Health's epidemiology laboratory and infectious disease surveillance programs. The funding covers the 2026-20...