The leadership of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced increasing syphilis rates have been confirmed within American Indian / Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities.
In partnership with the Indian Health Service (IHS), HRSA highlighted escalating syphilis rates within Alaska, Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, and South Dakota on July 6, 2023.
As an example, syphilis rates in Alaska have risen annually since 2018, reported the state Health Department on August 1, 2023.
Syphilis Rates Significantly Spike in Certain States
$704 Million Awarded for Advanced Ebola Treatment
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. recently announced today that it was awarded a 10-year contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), valued at up to a maximum of $704 million.
This contract is for advanced development, manufacturing scale-up, and procurement of Ebanga™, a U.S. FDA-licensed Ebola virus disease (EVD) treatment.
Maternity Care ‘Deserts’ Common Throughout America, Report Shows
More than 5.6 million women in the U.S. and Puerto Rico live in counties with little or no access to maternity care