10 Key Facts About the U.S. Global Health Response
Provides ten key facts about the U.S. global health response, as it was before the Trump administration began.
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Congress Passes Full-Year Continuing Resolution Bill, Maintaining Global Health Funding at Prior Year Levels
Fact SheetOn March 15, 2025, the President signed a full-year “continuing resolution” (CR) that continues funding the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year. It maintains U.S. global health funding at the prior year (FY 2024) level ($10.8 billion).
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The Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Freeze and Global Health: The Biggest Gaps Left on the Donor Landscape
Issue BriefThis analysis examines the impacts of the Trump administration's foreign aid freeze on the donor landscape for global health, specifically highlighting the U.S.'s role in supporting global HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria efforts.
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UNFPA Funding and Kemp-Kasten: An Explainer
Issue BriefThis fact sheet provides an overview of the history of the Kemp-Kasten amendment, which states that no U.S. funds may be made available to “any organization or program which, as determined by the president of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization,” and examines its current application. Since enacted in 1985, Kemp-Kasten has often been used to withhold funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
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The Outlook for PEPFAR in 2025 and Beyond
Policy WatchPEPFAR, the U.S. global HIV/AIDS program, is - for the first time in its two-decade history - facing significant challenges that could impede its ability to fulfill its mission. This policy brief provides an overview of recent events and ongoing challenges facing the program.
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How Much Global Health Funding Goes Through USAID?
Policy WatchThis analysis highlights USAID's role in global health and shows that the agency provided the vast majority of the nation's global health assistance for other countries in 2023 (about $6.2 billion or 73% of the total bilateral global health funding that year).
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U.S. Global Health Budget Figures
Issue BriefThese figures provide a general overview of U.S. funding for global health.
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The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization
Fact SheetThis fact sheet shares information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. government funding and engagement with WHO.
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Water Fluoridation in the U.S.: The Federal Role in Policy and Practice
Issue BriefThis Issue Brief reviews the federal role in setting U.S. water fluoridation policies, discusses current federal recommendations for water fluoridation, and summarizes the extent of water fluoridation across U.S. states.
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Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2023
ReportThis report provides an analysis of donor government funding to address family planning in low- and middle-income countries in 2023, which totaled US$1.47 billion, and was an increase of 7% (US$101 million) compared to the 2022 amount (US$1.37 billion); although, it was still below the peak level reached in 2019 (US$1.58 billion). The overall increase was due to increased bilateral funding from most donor governments; multilateral funding (contributions to UNFPA’s core resources) declined slightly.