9/11 health short 150 mln dlrs in US funds yearly: New York panel

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NEW YORK (AFP) — New York needs 150 million dollars in annual federal funds to treat lingering mental and physical ailments from the September 11 terror attacks, a city-appointed panel said.

The World Trade Center Health Panel, appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in September to assess the state and federal resources for 9/11 victims, said the health programs lack stable federal funding.

The New York Police Department has never received any federal funding for treatment or monitoring, the panel said in a report.

And two programs, the New York City Fire Department Medical Screening and Treatment program and the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring program at Mount Sinai, are running out of operating funds, the panel said in a report.

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