Sep 29 2005

Graham Announces $1.3 Million for Bioterrorism Training

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) will receive a $1,331,869 grant for bioterrorism training. The funds will be used to train health care professionals to recognize and respond to bioterrorism and implement a notification communication system. MUSC partners with the University of South Carolina, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, South Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, South Carolina Hospital Association, South Carolina Office of Rural Health, South Carolina Primary Health Care Association, and others. Over the past two years, more than 12,000 health care professionals have received bioterrorism training including physicians, nurses, dentists, emergency medical personnel, pharmacists, and social workers. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ####