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This guide provides an overview of executive orders and other executive actions made by the Trump Administration since January 21, 2025 that directly address or affect U.S. global health efforts. This resource identifies each executive action, describes its purpose and actions taken, and outlines the implications and what happens next for each. The resource will be updated as needed.
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2027 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill and accompanying report.
This analysis assesses the magnitude of combined U.S. and Global Fund funding cuts between 2026 and 2029, relative to prior funding levels, in 29 countries with signed MOUs and available data.
This fact sheet identifies key U.S. government global health positions and officials.
Summarizes the major statutory requirements and policies pertaining to U.S. global family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) efforts over time and identifies those currently in effect.
This policy watch looks at the major new Ebola outbreak in DRC, discusses how the U.S. government has responded so far, and describes how the current situation compares to prior U.S. Ebola responses.
This fact sheet explores the history, funding, and future outlook of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. government's major global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS.
This analysis updates prior work that assessed the association between PEPFAR investments and several health indicators, beyond HIV. It finds that PEPFAR continues to be associated with significant improvement in these broader health gains, suggesting a spillover effect beyond the program's HIV focus.
This analysis updates prior work that assessed the association between PEPFAR investments and economic and educational outcomes. It finds that PEPFAR continues to be associated with significant improvement in these broader areas, suggesting a spillover effect beyond the program's HIV and health focus.
An overview of PEPFAR reporting requirements under current and past law.
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