Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act This bill authorizes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to support training programs for obstetrician-gynecologists and subspecialists in urogynecology in low-income countries identified by the United Nations to be confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. The center must also develop a strategy to address physician shortages in such countries.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingFamily planning and birth controlForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationMedical educationSex and reproductive healthSurgery and anesthesiaTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's healthWorld health
Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act
USA117th CongressHR-7864| House
| Updated: 5/24/2022
Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act This bill authorizes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to support training programs for obstetrician-gynecologists and subspecialists in urogynecology in low-income countries identified by the United Nations to be confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. The center must also develop a strategy to address physician shortages in such countries.
Congressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingFamily planning and birth controlForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationMedical educationSex and reproductive healthSurgery and anesthesiaTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's healthWorld health