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This is an archived USAID document retained on this web site as a matter of public record.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Announces a $2 Million USAID Health Initiative
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC 20523
PRESS OFFICE
http://www.usaid.gov
(202) 712-4320# 99-125
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Gross
Thursday, September 30, 1999OTTAWA-Today, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a $2 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support an infectious disease initiative that will improve the health of children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the next three years, this new initiative will work towards combating antibiotic resistance.
In the Latin America and Caribbean region, diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections are the major cause of infant and child deaths and the use of antibiotics is extremely widespread. Inappropriate use of the antibiotic can lead to antibiotic resistance to those diseases.
Through this new initiative, USAID will collaborate with the Pan American Health Organization to improve the monitoring capacity to determine the magnitude and impact of antibiotic resistance in the region. USAID's program will also improve the capacity in these countries to train doctors and pharmacists in the correct way to administer prescription medicine.
The initial set of target countries include those where infectious diseases pose significant threats to child health and where effective treatment is most severely jeopardized by antibiotic resistance, including: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Paraguay. These countries may change over the next three years as new information enables USAID to target additional problems in the region.
This is an archived USAID document retained on this web site as a matter of public record.
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