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USIS Washington File - June 30, 2006
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt met with his Indian counterpart, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss, to discuss numerous bilateral health issues, including India's preparedness for an influenza pandemic.
The joint statement on HIV/AIDS calls for cooperation in prevention and treatment of the disease. The statement on environmental hazards calls for joint efforts to confront the problems of toxic chemicals and hazardous substances in the environment and the workplace. The statement on maternal and child health calls for efforts to confront maternal mortality and improve obstetric and neonatal care.
Additional information about the Leavitt-Ramadoss meeting and copies of the three joint statements are available at the Health and Human Services' Global Health Web site.
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