THE insular areas and the freely associated states will get $3 million in federal funds for anti-bioterrorism efforts.
Guam has already received $800,000 from this amount, while the remaining $2.2 million will be shared by the CNMI, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands.
The CNMI is expected to get about $400,000, acting Health Secretary James U. Hofschneider said.
Part of this amount will be used to purchase anti-anthrax vaccine.
According to Hofschneider, the grant will not only prepare the territories for possible bioterrorism attacks, but also for other types of disasters like typhoons, cholera epidemic and earthquakes.
“The whole idea is to improve infrastructure in terms of communications and disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and human resources,” Hofschneider said.
