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  • White House releases FY 2014 Budget Request

    Fact Sheet

    The White House released the FY 2014 budget request, which included funding for U.S. global health activities.  Overall, funding for global health programs (at USAID and the State Department combined) increased in the FY 2014 request as compared to FY12 actual and FY13 estimated levels. This varied by specific global health program area (see below).  State Department & USAID - Global Health Programs (GHP) Area FY12 Actual FY13 CR Estimated*(millions) FY14 Request(millions) Difference:FY14 - FY13 CR(millions) Difference: FY14 - FY12(millions) State Department…

  • Global Health Diplomacy: Advancing Foreign Policy and Global Health Interests

    Issue Brief

    This article examines the growing attention to global health diplomacy and its future outlook as donor nations continue to face tight budgetary conditions. Authored by Joshua Michaud and Jennifer Kates of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the article was published in the inaugural issue of the Global Health: Science and Practice journal in March 2013. Article

  • What’s Next for U.S. Global Health Diplomacy? A Town Hall Forum with Ambassador Eric Goosby

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    At 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 28, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a town hall-style forum with Ambassador Eric Goosby, the newly named head of the State Department's new Office of Global Health Diplomacy as well as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, to explore the goals and objectives of the new office. The office is intended to guide diplomatic efforts to advance the United States' global health mission to improve and save lives and…

  • The Women, Girls, and Gender Equality Principle of the U.S. Global Health Initiative: How Have USG Programs Responded?

    Report

    This report examines how countries are responding to and implementing the women, girls, and gender equality principle of the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI). This principle, one of seven core principles of the GHI, aims to sharpen the focus on women and girls across U.S. government global health efforts. Based on interviews conducted by the Foundation with representatives from 15 GHI country teams, this report identifies nine key themes and trends that could help inform…

  • The U.S. Department of Defense & Global Health

    Report

    This report provides the first comprehensive look at the role of the Department of Defense (DoD) in global health, examining its organizational structure, activities, strategy, policy, and budget for activities related to global health.

  • Raising the Profile of Diplomacy in the U.S. Global Health Response: A Backgrounder on Global Health Diplomacy

    Issue Brief

    The United States recently announced plans to create an Office of Global Health Diplomacy at the State Department, designed to promote the use of diplomacy to advance U.S. global health efforts and support the next phase of the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI) in the diplomatic arena. While the office will be new, and there are outstanding questions about its role, it joins a much longer history of diplomatic engagement on international health issues by…