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. 2017 Jun 9;356(6342):1018-1019.
doi: 10.1126/science.aan4683.

Fund global health: Save lives and money

Alison P Galvani  1   2   3 , Meagan C Fitzpatrick  4 , Sten H Vermund  5 , Burton H Singer  6
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Fund global health: Save lives and money

Alison P Galvani et al. Science. .

Abstract

The Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) equips low and middle income countries with the expertise to contain epidemics at their source, concomitantly minimizing risk of spread to the U.S. Considering the comparative cost of a public health emergency response, such as Congressional appropriations during the Ebola outbreak, the Fogarty budget is overwhelmingly cost-effective. Nonetheless, the White House has proposed abolishing this crucial program. Support of the Fogarty Center should be a priority for the current Administration to secure the health of the American people.

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