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April 15 Hearing Follows 2013 Hearing Warning of 'Neglected Disease' ThreatSmith to Hold Hearing on Neglected Tropical Diseases Like Ebola, Smallpox and Leprosy

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Washington, Apr 9, 2015 | Jeff Sagnip ((202) 225-3765) | comments

Neglected tropical diseases will be the central focus of testimony at a hearing to be held by the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Africa and global health subcommittee, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04). 

    Smith scheduled the congressional hearing, entitled “The Continuing Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases,” for Wednesday, April 15. He held a similar hearing on the threat of such neglected diseases as smallpox, polio, Ebola, kuru and other diseases in June 2013, the year before the 2014 outbreak of Ebola. He also held three hearings in 2014 on the West African Ebola outbreak on August 7, September 17 and November 18.

Who:               Smith, chair of the Africa and global health subcommittee, other Members, and:

·         Ariel Pablos-Méndez, M.D.,  Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development

·         Peter J. Hotez, M.D., President, Sabin Vaccine Institute

·         Mr. Nicholas Kourgialis, Vice President, Eye Health, Helen Keller International

When:             Wednesday, April 15, at 2:30 p.m.

Where:            Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172 (first floor)

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