HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

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At the request of the Rwandan government, BARDA leveraged contracts to enable donations of investigational medical countermeasures to treat a limited number of Marburg patients and vaccinate individuals as part of ongoing clinical trials. With a mortality rate of approximately 22% observed in the current outbreak, and no approved vaccines or therapeutics, development of Marburg medical countermeasures continues to be a BARDA priority. BARDA has invested more than $360 million to support to support the development and manufacturing of investigational Marburg vaccines and treatments. Learn more about the way that ASPR’s investments in medical countermeasures to address Marburg are strengthening health security: https://lnkd.in/eRyYDzQr

✍️ Applications Due Tomorrow! Don’t miss out on your chance to apply and deploy as part of the National Disaster Medical System as a Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist. Become a part of a team that supports communities and provides medical assistance during the aftermath of a natural disaster or public health emergency. Learn more about how deploying with the NDMS works, including qualifications, basic requirements, and how to apply. Applications are due tomorrow, October 28. https://lnkd.in/exGFaHt2.

When a child with special needs required his medication following #Helene, ASPR’s responders collaborated with compounding pharmacy 200 miles away to get the prescription filled and sent to the family for free – all in just 28 hours. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eMt_ipJy

Following #Helene, ASPR deployed more than +400 response personnel and +405 tons of medical supplies and equipment. Find out how we provided public health and medical support in North Carolina following the storm.   

National Pharmacy Week — October 20-26, 2024 — is an annual observance that acknowledges the invaluable contributions that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians make to patient care in hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, and other health care settings. ASPR recognizes Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who provide medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific oversight of the SNS formulary of emergency medical countermeasures and work in many ways to ensure medication availability and safe and effective use to protect people during public health emergencies. #pharmacyweek2024 #StockpileInfo

✍️ Don’t miss out on your chance to apply and deploy as part of the National Disaster Medical System as a Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist. Become a part of a team that supports communities and provides medical assistance during the aftermath of a natural disaster or public health emergency. Learn more about how deploying with the NDMS works, including qualifications, basic requirements, and how to apply. Applications are due October 28. https://lnkd.in/exGFaHt2

This week, HHS Assistant Secretary and Administrator for Preparedness and Response Dawn O’Connell met with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen to discuss ways the U.S. and Canada can continue their ongoing collaboration and increase health security. During the meeting, they discussed recent operations that ASPR had conducted in response to infectious diseases, including mpox, H5N1, and Marburg, as well as natural disasters; ongoing policy initiatives, including the Global Health Security Initiative and the second WHO Joint External Evaluation; and areas of ongoing collaboration, such as strengthening supply chains, stockpiling medical countermeasures, cybersecurity, and COVID-19 lessons learned.

✍️ Apply today! ASPR is looking for a knowledgeable Interdisciplinary Scientist to join the Center for Preparedness. In this role, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: ✔️ Performing a variety of expert scientific, management, and program analyses, ranging from simple to complex, for coordinating senior leaders and external partners. ✔️ Working independently to conduct various scientific analyses, including emerging infectious diseases, reviewing strategic guidance and objectives, identifying capabilities required, scientific limitations and mechanisms of action, and operational plans. ✔️ Identifying gaps and proposing solutions, prioritizing them based on operational risk assessments, and considering recommendations for closing gaps. ✔️ Providing essential input for decision makers on capabilities that address public health emergencies and disasters. This position is based in Washington, DC and is telework eligible. Travel will be expected 25% or less of the time. This job posting will close when 250 applications have been received which may be before the November 3rd closing date. To learn more and apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gj56_b7B.

The first ASPR-coordinated flights of Baxter’s IV fluids arrived via airlift in the U.S. from international facilities following the temporary grant of regulatory flexibility by FDA. https://lnkd.in/epgMirzS