United States Representative Hank Johnson, Jr. introduced a bill
before Congress today that will target the elimination of
neglected infections of poverty (NIOPs) in the US. The
“Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010” or
H.R. 5986, would require the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to report to Congress annually on the impact of NIOPs,
their threat and to make funding recommendations on how to
eradicate them.