Views on the U.S. Role in Global Health Update: Toplines
These are the complete toplines for a survey that builds on the Foundation’s previous survey work in measuring Americans’ attitudes toward U.S. global health investments and priorities.
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These are the complete toplines for a survey that builds on the Foundation’s previous survey work in measuring Americans’ attitudes toward U.S. global health investments and priorities.
This April 2010 webcast features a discussion of issues and challenges for the Obama Administration's Global Health Initiative and features three senior-level officials involved in the initiative, as well as outside perspectives of the challenges it faces.
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.
This Health Policy 101 chapter outlines the U.S. government's historical efforts in global health, which aim to improve health in low- and middle-income countries. While the U.S. has been engaged in international health activities for over a century and has historically been the largest funder and implementer of global health programs worldwide, it is currently undergoing a fundamental shift, with a significantly reduced footprint and role. Key issues addressed include the future direction of U.S. global health leadership, the ability of global health implementers and other donors to continue efforts, and the future role of multilateral institutions in global health.
This KFF summary details global health funding amounts in the FY 2025 House Labor Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill and accompanying report.
Fact sheet examining actions taken by the Trump administration and their impact on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
This 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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