Global Liver Institute

Liver Health Policy Updates

GLOBAL LIVER INSTITUTE

Liver Health Policy Updates
GLI Supports NIH Naming Dr. Marrazzo as New Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

GLI Supports NIH Naming Dr. Marrazzo as New Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Global Liver Institute supports the selection of Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) by the acting director of the NIH. Dr. Marrazzo is currently the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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GLI Urges Passage of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA)

GLI Urges Passage of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA)

Global Liver Institute recognizes the relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), its advanced form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and obesity. Preventing liver disease is directly associated with treating and reducing obesity. Worldwide, NASH affects more than 148 million people and continues to become more prevalent each year.

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Support Legislation to Protect Living Organ Donors

Support Legislation to Protect Living Organ Donors

Global Liver Institute is proud to support H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act. This bipartisan legislation responds to the urgent need for reforming the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OTPN), breaking up the national monopoly contract so that the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) can run an open, competitive process and choose from the best of the best in each field (e.g., health policy, IT, logistics, patient safety) to save more lives.

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GLI Calls for Passage of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act

GLI Calls for Passage of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act

Global Liver Institute is proud to support H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act. This bipartisan legislation responds to the urgent need for reforming the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OTPN), breaking up the national monopoly contract so that the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) can run an open, competitive process and choose from the best of the best in each field (e.g., health policy, IT, logistics, patient safety) to save more lives.

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