In this post on the Center for Global Development’s (CGD) “Global Health Policy” blog, Denizhan Duran and Amanda Glassman of CGD review the proposed FY12 federal global health appropriation approved recently by Congress. They state that “this year’s budget is a missed opportunity in a period defined by budget pressures: global health spending — like all aid spending — should only support known-efficacious interventions that can be shown to be effective and affordable in low-income countries” (12/20).