News and Features - 2004

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December

• 12/12/2004—HHS Delivers Interactive Talking Book to Afghanistan:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20041212.html

• 12/10/2004—United States Pledges 20 Million Doses of Smallpox Vaccine to Global Stockpile:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20041210a.html

November

• 11/18/2004—HHS Awards $10.4 Million to Fight AIDS on Three Continents:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20041118.html

• 11/16/2004—HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson Tours Muhimbili Hospital

September

• 09/10/2004—Four Nations Move Against Trafficking in Response to U.S. Report:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/September/20040910174056cmretrop0.6162226.html

  (U.S. Department of State)
• 09/07/2004—U.S. Joins International Public-Private Development Partnership:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/September/20040907142144AKllennoCcM0.1950342.html

   (U.S. Department of State)

August

• 08/20/2004—United States Seeks to Leverage Global Disease Funding:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/August/20040820140025cmretrop0.5509607.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 08/17/2004—U.S. Funds Projects to Fight Vector-Borne Diseases in South Asia:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/August/20040817185455rekcolb0.745907.html

  (U.S. Department of State)
• 08/03/2004—HHS to Provide New Interactive Book of Health Information to Women of Afghanistan and Their Families

July

• 07/17/2004—United States Claims Success in Clarifying AIDS Policy:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/July/20040716090355daornorahc0.2820965.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 07/01/2004—Secretary Thompson Announces Global Fund Grant to Russia:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040701.html

June

• 06/28/2004—U.S. Campaign Protects Thousands of Newborns from HIV Infection:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/June/20040628170842CMretroP0.5898096.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 06/23/2004—Bush Announces New Domestic, International AIDS Initiatives:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/June/20040623160725CMretroP0.2811243.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 06/15/2004—Assistant Secretary Carbonell Speaks at Challenge of Global Aging International Conference in Mexico (U.S. Administration on Aging)

May

• 05/16/2004—Fact Sheet: FDA Review of HIV Drugs:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040516a.html

• 05/11/2004—United States Signs Tobacco Control Treaty:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040511.html

• 05/06/2004—New U.S. AIDS Emergency Relief Plan Off to Strong Start:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/May/20040505163528CMretroP0.3507349.html

   (U.S. Department of State)

April

• 04/29/2004—U.S. Engaged in Global Battle Against Disease, Official Says:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/April/20040429155526CMretroP0.6427271.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 04/19/2004—Second NIAID SARS Vaccine Candidate Helps Mice Fend Off SARS:

  http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2004/sarsmoss.htm

   (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
• 04/13/2004—USAID Announces Grants for AIDS Relief in Caribbean, Africa:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/April/20040414144444AEneerG0.2118494.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 04/08/2004—HHS Secretary Travels to Polio-Affected Countries:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040408c.html

• 04/06/2004—Secretary Powell Calls HIV/AIDS Mankind’s Greatest Threat:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/April/20040406165906ASrelliM0.9288904.html

   (U.S. Department of State)

March

• 03/24/2004—World TB Day—March 24, 2004:

  http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/niaid-24a.htm

   (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
• 03/23/2004—Secretary Thompson Attends AIDS Symposium in Japan, Visits with Prime Minister Koizumi
• 03/02/2004—Secretary Thompson Looks to a Healthier Future for Iraq:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040302a.html

February

• 02/20/2004—Massive Polio Immunization Program to Begin in West Africa:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/February/20040220160317CMretroP0.8149378.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 02/10/2004—U.S. Participating in First Vaccination Week in the Americas:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/February/20040210151534neerge0.945614.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 02/05/2004—U.S. Health Secretary Sees Global Progress Against AIDS Epidemic:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/February/20040206160439CMretroP5.666751e-02.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 02/04/2004—HHS, USDA Ban Importation of Birds from Southeast Asia:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040204.html

January

• 01/27/2004—International Agencies Call for Coordinated Action Against Bird Flu:

  http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2004/January/20040127133915XCretroP0.4465601.html

   (U.S. Department of State)
• 01/27/2004—Rebuilding Iraq: HHS Active in Rebuilding Health Care Infrastructure
• 01/10/2004—The Global Fund Calls for Fourth Round of Proposals:

  http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/pressreleases/?pr=pr_040110

   (Global Fund)

Last revised: March 24, 2010