Blog Post Discusses U.S. House Approval Of Global Health Innovation Act

Global Health Technologies Coalition’s “Breakthroughs”: Global Health Innovation Act has passed the House of Representatives
Courtney Carson, GHTC’s senior policy and advocacy associate, discusses the Global Health Innovation Act (HR 2241), which the House passed on December 18, 2015, and highlights the bill’s key provisions. Carson notes, “The new legislation … directs USAID to analyze how it is using innovation to address global health challenges and the ways in which the agency can further accelerate the development and use of health technologies…” (12/18).

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