Congress 117 - HRES 245 - Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa.

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Africa Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional tributes Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Electric power generation and transmission Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases International Affairs International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Multilateral development programs Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Rule of law and government transparency United Nations Women's health Women's rights Worker safety and health World health

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This resolution declares that decreasing the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in Africa is in the national interest of the United States, commends the work of Africa's frontline health workers, and calls on the United States and the international community to support African countries' responses to the pandemic.

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Mar 25, 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute.
Mar 25, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 17, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 17, 2021

Introduced in House

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