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  • Global Health Funding in the FY 2022 Omnibus

    Fact Sheet

    The FY 2022 omnibus appropriations bill (and accompanying reports), released by Congress on March 9, 2022 and yet to be finalized, includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).[i] Key highlights from the FY22 omnibus appropriations bill are as follows (see table for additional detail): State Department & USAID: Funding…

  • Economic Impact of COVID-19 on PEPFAR Countries

    Issue Brief

    The COVID-19 has exacted a significant toll on the global economy. This new analysis looks at the economic impacts in PEPFAR countries finding that these countries generally fared worse than their economic and regional peers. In addition, the projected economic growth in these countries remains below pre-pandemic levels.

  • Update on COVID-19 Vaccination of 5-11 Year Olds in the U.S.

    Issue Brief

    This piece provides an analysis of COVID-19 vaccination rates among 5-11 year-old children across the states. Overall, we find wide variation in share of children who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine across the states.

  • The Helms Amendment and Abortion Laws in Countries Receiving U.S. Global Health Assistance

    Issue Brief

    This brief examines abortion laws in countries that received certain U.S. foreign assistance to better understand the implications of the Helms Amendment (which prohibits the use of foreign assistance to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortion) for abortion access globally.

  • Donor Government Funding for International Family Planning Declines After Increasing the Previous Three Years

    News Release

    A new KFF analysis finds donor government support for global family planning efforts totaled US$1.40 billion in 2020, a decline of US$114 million compared to last year’s level of US$1.52 billion. This decline in donor funding was largely due to the decreased funding from the UK, family planning’s second largest donor after the US. The UK decline was partly due to the timing of disbursements, but also to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on…

  • Following an Early Period of High Demand, Vaccination for Children Ages 5-11 Has Significantly Slowed

    News Release

    As of December 5, 16.7% of 5-11 year-olds had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose with 4.3% of children reaching full vaccination, according to a new KFF analysis. After a short period of high demand, the rate of new vaccinations slowed significantly leading into the Thanksgiving holiday and has continued at the slower pace since. Vaccination efforts around the country continue to differ, with more than a 40 percentage point difference between the top…

  • An Update on Vaccine Roll-Out for 5-11 Year-olds in the U.S.

    Issue Brief

    This data note provides an analysis of COVID-19 vaccination rates among 5-11 year-old children across the states. Overall, we find wide variation in share of children who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine across the states.