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HRES 419 114th Congress House International Affairs Child health Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Disaster relief and insurance Employment and training programs Foreign aid and international relief Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Natural disasters Women's health World health

Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms the critical role of frontline health workers in achieving core global health goals, including ending preventable child and maternal deaths, ensuring global health security, and achieving an AIDS-free generation.

Commends the progress made by the United States in helping to build local capacity and to save lives in the world's most vulnerable communities by training and supporting frontline health care workers.

Acknowledges that in the aftermath of natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict frontline health workers continue to perform critical services.

Calls on all relevant federal agencies to develop a comprehensive health workforce strengthening strategy for increasing access to qualified health workers in developing countries.

What's happening now September 15, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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