Amata Welcomes Maternal and Child Health Services Grant

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is pleased to welcome notice of a health services grant for maternal and child health care services.

Dr. Anaise Uso in Congresswoman Amata's office just last month in a health delegation to DC with Dr. Aifili John Tufa

This is a discretionary grant of $176,281 for the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as part of a three-year project period already under way.

"Thank you to Dr. Anaise Uso for her work ensuring ASDOH receives this grant and especially for her efforts and leadership of the medical services to care for our mothers, babies and young children," said Congresswoman Amata. "Thank you as always to all our medical professionals for providing healthcare for our people."

ASDOH is led by Director Dr. Saipale Fuimaono under the administration of Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula and Lt. Gov. Pulumataala Ae Ae, Jr., and in Washington, D.C., HHS is led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and HRSA by Administrator Thomas Engels.

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