The U.S. Global Health Budget: Analysis of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015
This budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs in the FY15 Omnibus Appropriations bill, signed into law by the President on December 16, 2014.
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This budget analysis reviews U.S. funding for global health programs in the FY15 Omnibus Appropriations bill, signed into law by the President on December 16, 2014.
This month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic shows global health funding’s share of the US federal budget, the flattening of US funds for global health during the 21st century, where US dollars for global health are spent, the major areas receiving US global health funding, and how the US public overestimates the percentage of the federal budget that is spent on foreign aid. Visualizing Health Policy is a monthly infographic series produced in partnership with the Journal of…
A new KFF analysis finds that across 46 PEPFAR countries and among six different indicators of progress, the majority (40) has met at least one target. The analysis is part of a dashboard that provides a detailed look at progress being made to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in countries where PEPFAR operates.
This fact sheet explores the history, funding, and future outlook of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. government's major global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS.
Multiple donors currently provide aid to low- and middle-income countries on global health issues - in some cases, close to 20 donors are providing aid to address the same global health challenge in the same country. Are they coordinated, and how does coordination impact effectiveness of aid? Do recipient countries know which donors are working in their countries on which issues? Does civil society know? Are these resources being used in the best way possible?…
This report finds that funding for global malaria control and elimination activities has risen from US$871 million in 2005 to US$2.6 billion in 2013. However, total funding is significantly below US$5.1 billion, the goal set by the Global Malaria Action Plan, which is a framework endorsed by world leaders in 2008 to reach global malaria reduction targets. Additionally, support for malaria research and development (R&D) activities in 2013 was estimated to be US$549 million, below…
This series of reports examines donor nations and multilateral organizations involved in addressing different global health challenges in recipient countries worldwide.
This report maps the complex network of international assistance aimed at addressing the global impact of HIV/AIDS, looking both at donor governments and multilateral organizations. It seeks to provide perspective on the geographic presence of global health donors and to enable more effective coordination and delivery of services globally and within individual recipient nations. This report is the first in a series that will examine donor presence and magnitude of assistance by issue area, region…
The Kaiser Family Foundation hosts a town hall-style discussion with Ambassador Eric Goosby, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, about the latest developments in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
On Wednesday, June 13, at 12:00 p.m. ET (noon), the Foundation held a live, interactive webcast to examine recent changes at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the implications for U.S. global health policy. A panel of experts discussed the Global Fund's recent funding challenges and reorganization, how the U.S. and other donor nations are responding to these changes, and the future outlook for the Fund’s efforts to address HIV, TB, and…
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