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Improving Global Health Through Safe Injections Act

Introduced: July 10, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 10, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Improving Global Health Through Safe Injections Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) immunization and other programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS, polio, and malaria, in connection with health programs for developing countries. Requires the Administrator of AID to develop and implement effective strategies to improve injection safety, including: (1) eliminating unnecessary injections; (2) promoting the availability and use of single-use auto-disable needles and syringes and other safe injection technologies; (3) strengthening procedures for proper needle and syringe disposal; and (4) improving the education and information provided to the public and to health professionals.
What's happening now July 10, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 30, 2001
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2001
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 12, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2453: Improving Global Health Through Safe Injections Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2453/
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"H.R. 2453: Improving Global Health Through Safe Injections Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2453/.
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H.R. 2453, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2453/.
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