AMATA WELCOMES OVER $250,000 CDC GRANT FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY

Washington, Sept. 23 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a $250,586 award to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Image The discretionary federal funding is provided through the CDC's National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases. In American Samoa, this health services grant supports capacity building for Epidemiology, Lab and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases for prevention and control. "We've welcomed an encouraging series of grant notices in recent weeks, each one focused on an...