Archive for the ‘H1N1’ Category

H1N1 Meeting In Mexico

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute joined her Mexican and Canadian counterparts in Mexico City Monday to discuss continued coordination in dealing with the spread of the H1N1 flu. The meeting focused on the need to continue and further develop cooperative efforts to inform and educate ...

CRS Report on Immigration Policies and Issues on Health Related Grounds for Exclusion

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The recent outbreak of H1N1 virus (commonly known “Swine Flu”) rang alarm bells in U.S. The timely response from frontline agencies helped in controlling the disease from taking huge death tolls. However, it was a very scary situation for majority of Americans, since their close proximity with Mexico and the ...

Napolitano on U.S. Government’s Response to H1N1 Flu Outbreak

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Napolitano is conducting daily briefing to calm the fears about H1N1 Flu outbreak and U.S. government’s response to it. Interestingly at yesterday’s briefing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebilius accompanied her. During the briefing Napolitano said that she along with ...