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Letters and Statements from the Administrator

Portrait of Dr. John Howard

Dr. John Howard serves as the Program Administrator of the WTC Health Program. He is a medical doctor and a lifelong advocate for workers' health. As the Program Administrator, Dr. Howard may issue statements noting updates and milestones for the WTC Health Program. Below is a listing of the official statements from Dr. Howard.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

  • September 11, 2019 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the Day of Remembrance on the 18th year since the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

2018

2017

  • September 11, 2017 – Statement from the Administrator [PDF, 1 page, 172 KB] regarding the Day of Remembrance on the 16th year since the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
  • July 1, 2017 - Statement marking the six-year anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors. Watch on YouTube .

2016

2015

2014

  • August 29, 2014 – The World Trade Center Health Program appreciates the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) detailed and thoughtful review of the approach used by the Program to determine whether to add cancers to the list of conditions covered for medical monitoring and treatment. We take our responsibility for the Program seriously, and we are gratified that GAO found our approach fundamentally to be reasonable. We will closely review GAO's findings and recommendations as we continue to plan and execute our duties. View the GAO statement .
  • July 1, 2014 – Statement marking the three-year anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors.
  • February 14, 2014 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the publication of an Interim Final Rule (IFR) which amends the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions found in the WTC Health Program regulations, and results in four specific cancers becoming eligible for coverage as WTC-related health conditions

2013

2012