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  • Comparing U.S. Ebola Outbreak Response Capabilities and Practices Over Time

    Issue Brief

    This brief compares the U.S. response to the current Ebola outbreak in DRC with U.S. responses to prior Ebola outbreaks across a variety of characteristics. It finds the US is on par or even faster with response funding, but the restructuring of the US response mechanisms and leadership (such as eliminating USAID) since 2025 have changed the organizational approach with unknown consequences, and how the US is engaging with international partners is different now.

  • KFF Health Tracking Poll: Ebola & Pandemic Preparedness

    Poll Finding

    Much of the public has yet to form an opinion on the U.S. government’s response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this poll finds. Four in ten adults say the U.S. is less prepared for a pandemic now than it was in 2020.

  • New Ebola Quarantine Rule Bars Entry of Noncitizens, Including Green Card Holders, from Affected Countries

    Quick Insights

    The rule is significantly more restrictive than approaches used to mitigate risks during past Ebola outbreaks and creates a standing administrative authority that may allow the CDC to quickly issue suspensions or place strict restrictions on entry of any noncitizen, including lawful permanent residents, under situations it deems to be high-risk public health emergencies in the future.

  • Is The U.S. Stepping Up In The Fight Against Ebola?

    Policy Watch

    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.

  • The Hantavirus Outbreak Is a Test Case for the U.S. Public Health Response

    Quick Insights

    The outbreak is also a kind of test case for how well the U.S. is positioned to respond to global disease threats under the Trump administration. Since early last year, the administration has pulled back U.S. engagement on global health, which has included completing a withdrawal from membership in the World Health Organization (WHO)...

  • The U.S. Government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

    Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet examines Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (also known as Gavi), an independent, public-private partnership and multilateral funding mechanism that aims to increase access to immunization in lower income countries, and explores the role the U.S. government plays in supporting the partnership.

  • Breaking Down the U.S. Global Health Budget by Program Area

    Fact Sheet

    The U.S. government is the largest donor to global health in the world. This fact sheet breaks down the U.S. global health budget by program area: HIV/PEPFAR; tuberculosis; malaria/the President's Malaria Initiative; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; maternal & child health; nutrition; family planning & reproductive health; global health security; and neglected tropical diseases.