110 HRES 1484 IH: Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1484 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2008 Mr. Cooper (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service in improving and saving the lives of millions of children and adults in developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health education.

Whereas the mission of Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is to achieve sustainable advances in health care around the world by implementing health education programs and providing humanitarian assistance in areas of need; Whereas Project HOPE pioneered medical diplomacy in 1958 by developing relationships with health professionals and people of different cultures in developing nations through the sharing of medical knowledge and the care of patients both young and old; Whereas Project HOPE works across a variety of health levels, from the family and community levels to the tertiary care level, and provides training to a broad scope of health professionals from traditional birth attendants and community health volunteers to cardiac surgeons and biomedical engineers; Whereas Project HOPE has trained more than 2,000,000 health care workers and distributed nearly $2,000,000,000 of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to people in need; Whereas Project HOPE has vaccinated hundreds of thousands of children and delivered health education and care to people in nearly 100 countries worldwide; Whereas over the past 5 decades, Project HOPE has demonstrated its ability to develop and institute long-term solutions to pressing health problems, the true essence of helping people help themselves; and Whereas Project HOPE continues to address new health threats to the world by playing a leadership role in forging new alliances among those on the front lines of health care and health education: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives recognizes Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service in improving and saving the lives of millions of children and adults in developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health education.