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This collection of resources chronicles what recent Trump administration global health aid cuts mean for the future of global health programs and the people who rely on them.

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In this Health Policy 101 chapter, investigate the U.S. role in global health, including the major initiatives the United States supports, funding levels, and agencies involved in implementing program area efforts.

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This tracker provides regularly updated information on U.S. government funding for global health. It includes historical trends and tracks funding levels for U.S. global health efforts through bilateral and multilateral contributions and by program area and agency.

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  • AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002 – Survey Toplines

    Poll Finding

    The Kaiser Family Foundation, in conjunction with Princeton Survey Research Associates, conducted a comprehensive examination of media coverage of HIV/AIDS from 1981 to 2002. The study investigates the volume of HIV/AIDS coverage over time and key events, domestic versus international focus of coverage, the portrayal of affected populations, story topics, the tone of the media coverage, the length and placement of the coverage, and the consumer education component. Survey toplines from this study are below.…

  • U.S. Government Funding for HIV/AIDS in Resource Poor Settings

    Issue Brief

    This updated policy brief examines federal funding for the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a primary emphasis on funding and activities that benefit resource poor countries. United States funding for international HIV/AIDS activities in resource poor countries began in the mid-1980s; and in FY 2003, the U.S. Congress appropriated close to $1.5 billion globally. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • HIV and Sexual Behaviour Among Young South Africans: A National Survey of 15-24 Year Olds

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    HIV and Sexual Behaviour Among Young South Africans: A National Survey of 15-24 Year- Olds South Africa is in the grips of a devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic in which the peak incidence occurs among 15-24 year-olds. This national survey of HIV and sexual behavior among the country's 15-24 year-olds identifies trends in HIV infection and related determinants of infection among young people. The report also gauges the impact of loveLife, South Africa's largest national HIV prevention…

  • Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad: Short-Term Policy Options Under Consideration by the New Administration and Congress

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    This past summer, the United States government’s global HIV/AIDS program was reauthorized and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that the epidemic at home was worse than previously thought. These events called significant attention to HIV/AIDS and together present the new Administration and Congress with an opportunity to address the epidemic at home and abroad. Several short-term HIV-specific policy options have already been proposed for consideration, or are…

  • The U.S. Global Health Initiative: A Country Analysis

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    A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines funding and demographic data for countries receiving support under the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI), the Obama Administration's six-year effort aimed at improving the health and lives of people in the developing world. The new analysis evaluates data from fiscal year 2010 for six programs in the GHI: HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; maternal, newborn, and child health; family planning and reproductive health; and nutrition. These six program…

  • Pulling it Together: As The International AIDS Conference Convenes, Some Positive News About Public Opinion and HIV

    From Drew Altman

    The American people are busy trying to make ends meet and take care of their families and they are constantly bombarded by messaging and spin. They rarely have a full understanding of policy issues and debates. Often it is their strongly held beliefs, whether based on accurate or inaccurate perceptions, which color what they think about issues.  The classic case is the public’s perception of foreign aid, something they don’t like and that they believe…

  • Donor Government Funding for Family Planning Fell in 2016 for the Second Year in a Row

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    A new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that donor government funding for family planning declined in 2016 for the second year in a row, decreasing to US$1.19 billion compared to US$1.34 billion in 2015. While the declines over this two-year period were largely due to exchange rate fluctuations and the timing of donor disbursements which accounted for 78 percent of the overall decrease, there were actual cuts in funding from some donor countries which accounted for 22…

  • The Future of Global Health Financing Amid a Changing Policy Landscape

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    Global humanitarian crises, new political leadership in the U.S. and elsewhere, and a climate of fiscal austerity are reshaping the landscape for global health financing. In this context, it faces a challenging and uncertain future. On Thursday, April 20, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a policy briefing to discuss the current state of global health financing and the future landscape, with a panel of leading experts. Joseph Dieleman,…