Justin we want to thank the panel is for joining us here today and thank the audience were attending or watching online or on he spent and join us upstairs for sandwiches and cokes. Thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2024] this subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. I now recognize myself, with the purpose of making an opening statement. Today, this subcommittee is holding a hearing to examine the future of the World Health Organization, and our relationship, as the United States, with the w. H. O. The World Health Organization is supposed to be the preeminent organization that governs just that, the worlds health. It played a key role in eradicating smallpox, and significantly
The group she alleges, this documentary, are you familiar . Guest i have for the families name but i have not met them before. Hello, and welcome to this special pride addition. I am the senior director of engagement and external affairs at the Atlantic Council and we are delighted for todays conversation featuring usaid admin Samantha Power is important to me and the atlanta commission. Todays conversation will be led by pulitzer winning journalist jonathan k parts that head of his own show on msnbc, at the head on the washington Editorial Board and a commenter on pbs. We welcome participation by those joining us today in person and those joining online you think the ac front page. Administrative power, thank you for joining us here today. We are very eager to hear from you about the Biden Administration and usaid priorities. Now i will turn it over to jonathan to lead the discussion. Jonathan thank you, this intake for the end vicente. As a sum in every teleprompter for a living, i f
Ank you so much. In the last the world has persevered through a deadly pandemic that has claimed nearly 7 million lives across now, as we reflect on the International Response to this Public Health crisis to the future, we must do so with a commitment to advancing Global Health security. There is no International Organization as central to this work, as the World Health Organization. Which, has contributed to monumental advancements in healthcare access, improvements in Population Health outcomes, and the defeat of deadly diseases, even in the furthest corners of the world. The w. H. O. s continued surveillance of Global Health threats have helped prevent outbreaks of deadly diseases, such as measles from arriving on our shores. The w. H. O. s global vaccination programs have helped contribute to an overall 54 increase in global Life Expectancy in the last 70 years, and put us on track to prevent 51 Million Deaths from measles, and hepatitis b around the world. So, i want the time to e
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