Analysis links US government global health R & D funding to jobs, economic benefits across states

(Global Health Technologies Coalition) The Trump Administration's proposal to slash funding to fight global health threats like malaria, Ebola, and HIV/AIDS could cost states thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in economic investment and put the health of residents at risk, according to a new state-by-state analysis released today by the Global Health Technologies Coalition. This first-of-its-kind analysis quantifies how federal funding to create vaccines and treatments to combat deadly global diseases also benefits American states.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news