US Senators Introduce Global Health Bill to Prevent Future Pandemics
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) last week introduced the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act (GHSDA) to better detect, deter, and contain infectious disease outbreaks overseas before they become global pandemics.
“We must prioritize global health security the way we would any other national security threat,” said Cardin. “The coronavirus pandemic has made the global threat of infectious diseases clearer than ever – COVID-19 anywhere is a threat to everyone in the world. We are only as strong as the weakest health system, so we must work around the globe to curtail threats to public health and bolster our security at home. I look forward to working with my colleagues to move forward policies to improve the U.S. approach to detecting, deterring, and containing infectious diseases worldwide.”