Although Naomi Belgrave has attended Cal State Fullerton’s Pan-Afrikan Recognition Celebration many times as a student, it was important for her to take
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Introduces Bill To Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Maternity Care
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan:
Legislation is part of Sen. Luján’s effort to combat infant and maternal mortality across United States
Washington, D.C. – On the heels of his introduction of the Midwives for MOMS Act, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to increase access to quality, affordable maternity care through the creation of a federally funded Birth and Women’s Health Center demonstration program.
The BABIES Act requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies.
No one is safe
May 6, 2021
The coronavirus doesn’t discriminate – it has devastated families and communities all over the world, with more than three million deaths since the pandemic began.
Now, the US and other rich countries are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But no one will be safe from Covid until there is global vaccine access.
In other parts of the world, the situation is still dire. My two grown sons and I traveled to Ethiopia and Somaliland in January to see friends and family, and to bring a suitcase full of masks and gloves for people there who do not have access to personal protective equipment. We hope to return soon to bring more.
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Abdulkerim Said: Until our global neighbors can access the vaccine, none of us are safe from COVID-19
I and many other Mainers have relatives and friends in countries around the world, and we can’t disconnect from those people. But when it comes to this pandemic, we’re all connected and not just by our common humanity. None of us are safe until we’ve reached a worldwide critical mass of vaccination.
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Abdulkerim Said
The coronavirus doesn’t discriminate it has devastated families and communities all over the world, with more than three million deaths since the pandemic began.