The Global Health Initiative (GHI), launched by the Obama Administration in May 2009, was  proposed as a six-year, $63 billion effort by the United States government to coordinate most of its global health activities under one umbrella. The GHI builds upon existing U.S. programs and expands work in other areas, focusing on improving health outcomes in the areas of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, maternal health, child health, nutrition, and family planning and reproductive health, as well as strengthening underlying health systems.

Policy Reports and Briefs

The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Key Issues: This policy brief analyzes several key issues and questions on the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI), a six-year, $63 billion proposed effort building on existing disease-specific initiatives to combat HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, while increasing attention to other areas, including maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, neglected tropical diseases, and the strengthening of underlying health systems.

The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Country Analysis: A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines funding and demographic data for countries receiving support under the Global Health Initiative (GHI), the Obama Administration’s six-year effort aimed at improving the health and lives of people in the developing world.

The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Overview & Budget Analysis: This policy brief and chartpack provide a detailed breakdown of the U.S. budget for the global health programs in the U.S. Global Health Initiative, announced in May 2009.

The U.S. Government’s Efforts to Address Global Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: The Global Health Initiative and Beyond: This report examines the U.S. role in improving global maternal, newborn, and child health, including the heightened focus placed on these issues by the U.S. Global Health Initiative. It provides an overview of international efforts and a detailed look at the U.S. government’s response to date, reviews U.S. funding trends for maternal and child health, U.S. agencies’ related activities, the contribution of key U.S. global health efforts, and U.S. participation in international multilateral efforts.

The U.S. Global Health Initiative’s Women, Girls, and Gender Equality Principle: A Roundtable Discussion: This document summarizes the discussion of a roundtable that took place at the Foundation in November 2010 examining the women, girls and gender equality principle of the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI). This principle, the first of seven core principles of the GHI, aims to sharpen the focus on women and girls across U.S. government global health efforts.  

The Women, Girls, and Gender Equality of the Global Health Initiative (GHI): Assessment of the GHI Plus Country Strategies: This report assesses how countries are responding to a U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI) principle to address women, girls and gender equality.

Fact Sheets, Slides and Other Resources

Fact Sheet: The U.S. Global Health Initiative: This fact sheet looks at the components and organization of the Global Health Initiative.

Fact Sheet: U.S. Funding for the Global Health Initiative (GHI): The President’s FY 2012 Budget Request: This fact sheet provides an overview of the Obama Administration's fiscal year 2012 budget plan for the Global Health Initiative.

Slides: Kaiser Slides on the U.S. Global Health Initiative: These slides provide detailed information about the funding and program areas of the U.S. Global Health Initiative. 

Kaiser Family Foundation's U.S. Global Health Policy Tracker:  The Kaiser Family Foundation's Policy Tracker provides a single reference point for the latest information on Congressional and Administrative action on global health, including information on the U.S. Global Health Initiative. 

 Kaiser Family Foundation’s U.S. Global Health Policy Budget Tracker: This resource provides regularly updated information on the status of U.S. funding for key global health programs, including the GHI, throughout the budget and appropriations process.

Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report: GHI Focus: This daily report includes information on the status of the GHI.

 

Briefings and Multimedia

Video: How is the U.S. Global Health Initiative Changing What Happens in the Field? this May 25 briefing explored the rollout of the U.S. government’s Global Health Initiative (GHI) on the ground, with a particular focus on the recently released GHI country-level strategies. The briefing examined progress and challenges in translating the GHI in the field and next steps moving forward. 

Video: Congress and Global Health: What Lies Ahead? This April 21 In Focus webcast features an expert panel examining the new legislative landscape of the 112th Congress and what the current budget battles mean for U.S. global health programs.

Live Event and Webcast: March 1 Town Hall Forum With Global Health Initiative Executive Director Lois Quam: This town-hall style forum with GHI Director Quam will explore the progress of the initiative to date and what the future of the U.S. global health policy might look like.

Video: In Focus: The Future of U.S. Multilateral Engagement on Global Health: What's the Right Balance?: This November 16, 2010, webcast features an expert panel exploring the future of U.S. multilateral engagement on global health.

Video: World Progress in Maternal and Child Health, and the Future Role for the U.S.: This Kaiser Family Foundation forum, held on May 24, 2010 examined the evolving U.S. role in improving global maternal, newborn, and child health as well as global progress toward reducing child and maternal mortality by 2015. 

Video: The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Issues and Perspectives: This Kaiser Family Foundation forum, held on April 14, 2010, focused on the U.S. Global Health Initiative, a six-year $63 billion proposed effort that builds on existing disease-specific initiatives to combat HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.