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  • One Year Later, Where Does the U.S. Response to Ebola Stand?

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    The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was a global wake-up call regarding the ongoing threat of emerging infectious diseases.  The U.S. government’s response included dispatching the military and Congress appropriating $5.4 billion in emergency funding, the majority of which was for international activities. Still, Ebola cases continue to occur in the region, with seven cases in Guinea in the last several weeks alone as well as new cases in Liberia. So where does the U.S. effort…

  • Web Briefing for Media: Key Issues Facing the 2015 World Health Assembly, from Ebola to WHO Reform

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    Every May, the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) come together for the World Health Assembly, a key forum for discussing global health issues.  This year’s Assembly, held in Geneva on May 18-26, is particularly important as member states, including the U.S., reflect on the global response to Ebola, and debate what changes will be adopted in the world’s approach to addressing similar emerging disease threats.  The Assembly will also address other important global…

  • American Views on Ebola Response and U.S. Global Health Efforts

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    A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey about the U.S. role in global health finds the public puts meeting basic needs such as improving access to clean water and food and helping children at the top of the priority list for U.S. global health spending. Addressing the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is also a top priority. Some high profile issues such as malaria and reproductive health rank further down the list. About 7 in 10…

  • Data Note: Americans’ Views On The U.S. Role In Global Health

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    This survey about the U.S. role in global health finds.Americans’ top priorities for global health funding focus on meeting basic human needs such as improving access to clean water and food and helping children. Addressing the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is also a top priority. Some high profile issues such as malaria and reproductive health rank further down the list.. A large majority of the public overestimates the share of the U.S. federal budget…

  • Where Do We Stand in The Fight Against Ebola? A Conversation with CDC Director Tom Frieden

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    On Tuesday, January 13, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a conversation with Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to discuss his recent trip to assess the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The discussion focused on efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the ongoing response by the U.S. government. Josh Michaud, associate director of…

  • January 13 Event: Where Do We Stand in The Fight Against Ebola? A Conversation with CDC Director Tom Frieden

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    On Tuesday, January 13, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a conversation with Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to discuss his recent trip to assess the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The discussion focused on efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the ongoing response by the U.S. government. Josh Michaud, associate director of…

  • Analysis: Global Health Funding in the FY15 Omnibus Appropriations Act 

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    The FY15 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $5.4 billion in emergency funding to address the Ebola crisis – a significant increase in total U.S. support for global health. Aside from the additional funding for Ebola, global health funding remained essentially flat at $9.2 billion, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation funding analysis. Of the total emergency funding to respond to Ebola, which is outside the budget caps for discretionary spending, $3.7 billion is specifically for…

  • Kaiser Health Policy News Index: December 2014

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    Other than the big stories of Ferguson, Ebola and ISIS, the only other news which captured a majority of the public’s attention this month was President Obama’s executive order on immigration. Smaller, yet substantial, shares report closely following many health policy news stories this month. Over four in ten say they closely followed the lawsuit filed by House Republicans against President Obama over the implementation of the health care law and about a third say…