Care Access Enters into Strategic Partnership with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Enhance Nation’s Pandemic Preparedness
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Care Access Enters into Strategic Partnership with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Enhance Nations Pandemic PreparednessCare Access and BARDA seek to utilize Care Accesss decentralized clinical trial network to increase vaccine and treatment access for underserved and hard-to-reach communities.Care Access, a global health research company helping to improve access to research that leads to new cures and treatments for diseases, is proud to announce the award of a multimillion-dollar agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).This press release features multimedia. The award will help ensure that during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States can rapidly validate and implement novel technologies, approaches, and medical countermeasures, such as treatments and vaccines, for potential mass population threats.Care Accesss core mission is to expand patient access to innovative treatments and clinical trials, and the company has significant and proven expertise in conducting decentralized clinical trials on a national scale. These facilities were one example of a setting outside the hospital that greatly needed investigational and emerging therapies to treat COVID-19. This experience reinforces Care Accesss belief in the importance of conducting clinical studies in remote and disparate locations around the country with more meaningful and trusting relationships with local community leaders and organizations.We are honored to be partnering with HHS and BARDA, said Ahmad Namvargolian, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Care Access. In addition to its proven track record of globally top-enrolling sites, Care Access partners with new-to-research communities and establishes high-quality research site infrastructure locally to expand access to clinical trials and increase representation.For research sponsors, Care Access offers three core services: (1) global network of research sites, (2) community health screenings to expand a studys reach, and (3) on-demand staffing, space expansion, and training services to support research site excellence and peak performance.To learn more about active studies at Care Access, or how Care Access helps sponsors achieve enrollment and representation goals, visit www.careaccess.com.This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; Division of Research, Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe), under Agreement number: 75A50124C000XX.