I watched a portion of the congressional hearing on the issues regarding the U.S.hospitals response to Ebola. It became very clear that the republicans want to blame the CDC for lack of communication and enforcement. That is interesting since they, through the sequester deal, to keep us from being thrown over the fiscal cliff (Blackmail). cut the following from the CDC in 2013: Immunization = $100 million HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STI and TB Prevention = $62 million Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases = $13 million Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion = $195 million Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities = $7 million Environmental Health = $17 million Injury Prevention and Control = $7 million Public Health Scientific Services = $19 million Occupational Safety and Health = $9 million Global Health = $18 million Public Health Preparedness and Response = $98 million Cross-cutting Activities and Program Support = $35 million IMPACTS OF FUNDING LEVELS IN FY 2013 (COMPARED TO FY 2012) INCLUDE: Reduced ability to ensure global disease protection: Jeopardizes polio eradication efforts: o Sequestration forced CDC to reduce support to purchase oral polio vaccine by over 40,000,000 doses. o Cuts to UNICEF funding jeopardize plans for vaccination rounds later in 2013 and into 2014 to respond to ongoing outbreaks in Syria, Horn of Africa, and Cameroon along with planned aggressive campaigns during the December – April low transmission season in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan unless other resources can be identified and secured. $25 million cut to global efforts to eliminate polio, prevent measles outbreaks, malaria, and pandemic flu. $13 million in cuts to our efforts to prevent and respond to outbreaks of other emerging infectious diseases, such as the MERS-Coronavirus emerging globally now. Reduced support for state and local public health efforts: $160 million less in funding to on-the-ground public health in the United States, a system already strained by state and local budget cuts. CDCs ability to support state, local, and international health departments was reduced. $33 million will be cut from state and local preparedness ability to respond to natural and man-made disasters. Reduced ability to prevent domestic HIV/AIDS: $40 million reduction in HIV prevention. o 175,000 fewer HIV tests would be conducted. o $7 million reduction to CDC’s HIV testing activities. Reduce ability to prevent the leading causes of illness and death: Reduced support for state and local public health efforts: $160 million less in funding to on-the-ground public health in the United States, a system already strained by state and local budget cuts. CDCs ability to support state, local, and international health departments was reduced. $33 million will be cut from state and local preparedness ability to respond to natural and man-made disasters. Reduced ability to prevent domestic HIV/AIDS: $40 million reduction in HIV prevention. o 175,000 fewer HIV tests would be conducted. o $7 million reduction to CDC’s HIV testing activities. Reduce ability to prevent the leading causes of illness and death: Programs to prevent cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:20:33 +0000
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