"EcoHealth's actions were often enabled by the incompetency of the NIH. It is this contempt and incompetence that necessitates both Congressional and Administrative action.
In a bold move, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday accepted the recommendation of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to formally debar EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. (EcoHealth). The decision comes in the wake of a detailed report by the Select Subcommittee that highlighted multiple violations and questionable activities by EcoHealth. HHS will initiate official debarment proceedings and implement an immediate government-wide suspension of U.S. taxpayer funds to EcoHealth, affecting all active grants. The move aims to prevent EcoHealth and its president, Dr. Peter Daszak, from receiving any further U.S. funding. |