The Strategic National Stockpile was not positioned to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Strategic National Stockpile was not positioned to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Audit Services, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, October 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
COVID-19
Government Regulation
Pandemic Preparedness
Strategic Stockpile -- organization & administration
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why OIG Did This Audit. HHS is the U.S. Government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. Included in its role of protecting the health of Americans is the responsibility to respond to pandemics. The Strategic National Stockpile is part of HHS’s Federal medical response infrastructure. Before COVID-19, the most recent pandemic occurred in 2009 and was caused by the H1N1 influenza virus. When COVID-19 first reached the United States in January 2020, some public health officials criticized Stockpile management for failing to act with urgency when responding to State requests for personal protective equipment (PPE). Our objective was to determine whether the Stockpile, under the direction of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), was effective in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. How OIG Did This Audit. We interviewed officials from ASPR, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Stockpile, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and the U.S. Marshals Service and assessed available documentation during our audit period, which covered January through June 2020.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (32 pages))
NLM Unique ID:
9918750683406676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918750683406676