Bipartisan Resolution Introduced In U.S. House Aims To Draw Attention To Importance Of Frontline Health Workers

Frontline Health Workers Coalition: BREAKING: Bipartisan Frontline Health Workers Resolution Introduced by Reps. Lowey, Crenshaw
Scott Weathers, a Global Health Corps global policy fellow with IntraHealth International and FHWC, writes, “Reps. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) introduced H. Res. 419, ‘Recognizing the Importance of Frontline Health Workers,’ [on Wednesday] in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to the WHO, as of 2015, at least 400 million people lack access to one of more essential health services provided by frontline health workers” (9/16).

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