Aumua Announces $93,000 Grant Award for Maternal and Child Health Services

Pago Pago, A.S. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was notified that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) has issued a grant in the amount of $93,136 to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDH) for maternal and child healthcare services.

“I am pleased to announce the awarding of this grant to the American Samoa Department of Health, as it will help to serve the most vulnerable. We must continue to do all we can to improve the health care services here at home, and these funds will assist in that mission,” stated Amata.

The grant funds were issued from the USDHHS Health Resources & Services Administration under the B04 - Maternal and Child Health Services program, and will be used to provide healthcare services to expecting mothers and new born children.

“I want to thank those officials at the Department of Health & Human Services who saw the need for these funds, as well as our own health officials here at home including ASDH Project Director Margaret Sesepasara and her team who worked so hard to get our islands these much needed funds,” concluded Amata.

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