On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine to help in the fight against COVID-19 in racial, ethnic minority, rural and other vulnerable communities.
The Morehouse School of Medicine is one of two historically Black medical schools created in the twentieth century.
The school is entering a cooperative agreement with the nation’s Office of Minority Health (OMH) to lead the initiative to coordinate a strategic network of national, state, territorial, tribal and local organizations to deliver COVID-19 related information to communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
In a statement to the Associated Press, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar stated, “This new partnership between the Morehouse School of Medicine and our Office of Minority Health will work with trusted community organizations to bring information on COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and other services to the Americans that need it.
This was before the $40 million dollar HHS award to the institution’s School of Medicine.