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HHS to Award $107 Million to Build Health Workforce in Rural Communities

HHS to Award $107 Million to Build Health Workforce in Rural Communities
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar speaks on prescription drug prices during the 2018 National Academy of Medicine Annual Meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Oct. 15, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will give $107.2 million to 310 recipients to build the health workforce in rural and underserved communities across 45 states and territories.

“Supporting a strong health workforce is essential to improving health in rural and underserved communities,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement on Thursday.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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