The Helms Amendment and Abortion Laws in Countries Receiving U.S. Global Health Assistance January 18, 2022 Issue Brief This brief examines abortion laws in countries that received certain U.S. foreign assistance to better understand the implications of the Helms Amendment (which prohibits the use of foreign assistance to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortion) for abortion access globally.
PEPFAR Policy Resource Hub – PEPFAR COP/ROP Guidance March 9, 2023 Issue Brief The COP/ROP guidance underpins the development of annual plans by both bilateral and regional PEPFAR programs.
PEPFAR Policy Resource Hub – PEPFAR Strategy Documents December 20, 2022 Issue Brief Includes all of PEPFAR’s multi-year strategies, as well as related documents.
PEPFAR Policy Resource Hub – PEPFAR Legislation February 8, 2022 Issue Brief Includes PEPFAR’s original authorizing legislation, as well as each subsequent reauthorization legislation.
U.S. Global Health Budget Tracker April 28, 2023 Interactive This tracker provides regularly updated information on U.S. government funding for global health. It includes historical trends and tracks funding levels throughout the appropriations process. Data can be customized by fiscal year, sector, and U.S. agency.
The U.S. Congress and Global Health: A Primer November 11, 2021 Report This primer provides an overview of congressional engagement in global health. It examines the structure of Congress and its role and key activities in global health. It then illustrates these by examining two global health examples: the creation and evolution of PEPFAR and the 2014/2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
As PEPFAR Nears its Two-Decade Mark, New Analysis Finds That Mortality Declined Substantially in PEPFAR Countries Over the Course of the Program September 27, 2021 News Release A new KFF analysis finds the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program was associated with large declines in mortality in PEPFAR recipient countries since its creation in 2003. The new analysis takes a closer look at PEPFAR’s health impact by assessing the all-cause mortality rate in 90 PEPFAR…
Assessing PEPFAR’s Impact: Analysis of Mortality in PEPFAR Countries September 27, 2021 Issue Brief As the PEPFAR program approaches its two-decade mark, this new analysis finds the program was associated with large declines in mortality in PEPFAR recipient countries since its creation in 2003, suggesting that future investments will continue to yield significant health impacts.
Testimony: The U.S. Government Role in Women’s Global Health and Key Challenges February 5, 2020 Issue Brief Jennifer Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of KFF’s Global Health & HIV Policy program, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs as part of a hearing on Unique Challenges Women Face in Global Health. Her testimony describes the role of the U.S. government in women’s global health and highlights challenges and opportunities to strengthen these efforts.
