Global Health Policy
What Will Be the Contours of the Biden Administration’s Global Health Agenda?
This issue brief provides an overview of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 and global health actions to date, as well as likely ones on the horizon, and identifies key policy issues and outstanding questions ahead.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker – Updated as of February 26
This tracker provides the number of cases and deaths from novel coronavirus by country, the trend in case and death counts by country, and a global map of showing which countries have cases and deaths. There have been over 7.2 million confirmed cases and 411,000 confirmed deaths worldwide. There have been nearly 2 million confirmed cases and 112,000 confirmed deaths in the United States.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Global Funding Across U.S. COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Bills
This data note tracks appropriations designated for international efforts in the COVID-19 emergency supplemental bills. It will be updated as needed.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVAX and the United States
This issue brief provides an overview of COVAX, the global mechanism to secure and deliver COVID-19 vaccines. The brief details COVAX’s organization, conditions for country participation, activities, and financing structure. Additionally, it looks at the history and remaining key issues of U.S. engagement with COVAX.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Preparing for COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Leveraging U.S. Global Health Assets
This data note assesses where the U.S. government has existing global health assets that could be mobilized when and if needed to assist in the COVID-19 response in low and middle income countries.
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U.S. Global Health Budget Tracker
This resource provides regularly updated information on U.S. government funding for global health. It includes historical trends and tracks funding levels throughout the appropriations process. Data can be customized by U.S. Agency, Program Area, and Initiative. - global health legislation
U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker
This tracker provides a listing of global health-related legislation introduced in the 116th Congress. Currently, there are more than 40 pieces of legislation related to global health topics, from global health security to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and reproductive health. - Global health budget
Breaking Down the U.S. Global Health Budget by Program Area
The U.S. Government is the largest donor to global health in the world and includes support for both disease- and population-specific activities, as well as global health security. In FY 2019, U.S. global health funding totaled $11 billion.
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Global Health Budget Summaries
These global health budget summaries highlight key information about global health funding levels throughout the federal budget and appropriations process. - u.s. government programs
The U.S. Government Engagement in Global Health
This detailed report provides basic information about global health and the U.S. government’s response to global health challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
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The U.S. Congress and Global Health
This primer provides an overview of congressional engagement in global health, including the structure of Congress and its role and key activities in global health.
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Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government
An updated list of key global health positions and officials in the U.S. government. - pepfar
KFF PEPFAR Resources
View KFF’s publications about The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).