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The
Friends of NICHD, a coalition of nearly 100 organizations that
support the extraordinary work of the National
Institute for Child Health and Human Development, recommends that Congress
provide at least $1. 284 billion for
NICHD in FY 2003.
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The most
profound measure of our national strength lies in the health of our children,
the well-being of our families, and the safety of our daily lives.
NICHD was created with this vision in mind – a vision that goes beyond
treating and preventing disease and disability to encompass the hope that every
individual has the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential.
NICHD has
devoted its resources to ensuring that every individual is born healthy and
wanted, that women suffer no adverse consequences of the reproductive process,
and that all children have the opportunity for healthy and productive lives
unhampered by disease or disability.
No other
NIH Institute directly addresses the broad array of intertwined scientific
issues addressed by NICHD every day.
Sustained
public investment in NICHD provides a foundation of scientific knowledge about
human physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development that has
profoundly improved public health and reduced human suffering.
An
appropriation of $1.284 billion, which represents a 15 percent increase, in FY
2003 will ensure that NICHD is able to continue to identify breakthroughs that
are on the brink of discovery.
An
appropriation of $1.284 billion for NICHD in FY 2003 is a sound public
investment that will produce new insights into human development and solutions
to health problems for the world, the nation, and the families that live in your
town.
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