WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Global Health Promotes American Security Healthy, prosperous nations are more peaceful and less vulnerable. They make strong trading partners, with workforces that contribute goods and services to the global economy. Importantly, they produce fewer refugees. Those facts add to the good news of two positive developments: Since the turn of the century, dozens of nations have been  more PR