Institutes of health in bethesda, maryland is dr. Francis collins, National Institutes of health director. To be with glad you, and great to have a chance to chat at the beginning of a new decade. Steve joining us with the question is Kimberly Leonard, who covers Health Policy issues for the washington examiner, and Health Reporter Jayne Odonnell of usa today. I want to begin because this june marks the 20th anniversary of decoding the genes that make up the human body. Two decades later, where are we . Dr. Collins where do i begin . It has been taking that own insight into our human instruction book and beginning to figure out how to read it, written in this strange language with just four letters in the alphabet, and how to apply that to some basic lessons about how life works and how we can use that information to advance medical care. If you look at the place where genomics has become central to biomedical research, you cannot find a place where that is not the case. Everyone is us
Now todays event is cosponsored by the center for aids research known as see far. Its a collaboration across the three Johns Hopkins schools the schools of Public Health medicine and nursing. And with support from the university provost. Founded seven years ago its committed to ending the hiv epidemic through the promotion of trans Disciplinary Research and importantly very importantly by training the next generation of hiv aids researchers both here in t the u. S. And abroad. The return on investment is quite clear. As just one example hiv funding for junior investigators has risen from 7 of nih funds from before cfar was established to 25 of all nih Research Funding now. This has created a larger pool of welltrained and empowered hiv experts who in the past decade have accelerated the work to get as near to the Necessary Solutions for this epidemic and getting us to the goals we are striving for. While hiv impacts the health of populations worldwide and particularly pleased that cfar
Subcommittee on Border Security will come to order. Subcommittee is meeting to receive testimony in examining the human rights and legal implications of dhss remain in mexico policy. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. Good morning. Today we will examine implications of a migrant protection protocol more commonly known as the remain in Mexico Program. We will hear the perspective of practitioners who witnessed the program on the ground. Since the program went into effect on january 18, 2019, the remain in mexico policy has forced 10,000 asylumseekers to wait in mexico while their claims are processed. This summary does not begin to touch on the devastating and deceptive impact on countless lives. Prior to this programs implication, asylumseekers will stay in the United States as it moves through the court. Policy based on the humane and common sense premise that should be given temporary safe havens, deciding whether or not they
A sharing of peace partys record in the government. Which i will tell you welcome to conflict zone. And place to me here its this question your party lost the battle to hold on to power but you deserve to lose in the way didnt you because democracy was increasingly undermined under your watch and there was massive corruption which you did very little about so you deserved to go didnt you really it depends how to look at that and i would disagree with something related to the corruptions but yes indeed i can say that we have lots of critics related to democracy in the sense in republic of moldova they owe to democratic parties and undertook while undertaking the mandate in the governance in 2016. With a lot in social and economical performances being for example the seller is increased in the public area by 70 percent there are excel in restoring the pensions last year you were sure in the world that the Democratic Party was implementing european standards at home thats what you said in
Administered to the dying president and describes the effort of the doctors. Our speaker tonight is very experienced. Rather new on the lecture circuit. But he has experience to speak from. He has been a practicing physician on Infectious Diseases for 37 years. He practiced in california before coming to d. C. Where he has been active speaking for the National Museum of civil war medicine. He frequently lectures civil war groups. We are thankful to have him speak to us tonight. Hes a member of the board of directors of the society of civil war surgeons and public concerning, he is what we call a switch hitter he does reenacting as a physician in the civil war for confederate and union soldiers. We are happy to have you anyway, jon. Please welcome to the podium, dr. Jon willen. [applause] dr. Willen ok. Thats better. Normally, when i give talks, i think the organizers for inviting me. In this case, being the chairman of this group, i have to thank myself. We will dispense with that. As