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KFF Tracker: America First MOU Bilateral Global Health Agreements

On September 18, 2025, the U.S. government released its new America First Global Health Strategy, which details how the U.S. will engage in global health efforts moving forward. As part of this new strategy, the U.S. has announced that it will be establishing bilateral health cooperation agreements with countries that receive U.S. global health assistance. This tracker provides an overview of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), between the U.S. and partner countries, signed to date. The tracker will be updated as needed.

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Views on Foreign Aid and Global Health Spending

The Trump Administration’s Latest Expansion of the Mexico City Policy: A Funding Analysis

The Mexico City Policy: An Explainer

Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy

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Global Health Aid Cuts

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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The U.S. Government and Global Health

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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Global Health Trackers

U.S. Global Health Budget Tracker

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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  • The Hantavirus Outbreak Is a Test Case for the U.S. Public Health Response

    Quick Insights

    The outbreak is also a kind of test case for how well the U.S. is positioned to respond to global disease threats under the Trump administration. Since early last year, the administration has pulled back U.S. engagement on global health, which has included completing a withdrawal from membership in the World Health Organization (WHO)...

  • Pulling it Together: What We Know about Making the Case to the Public for Global Health

    From Drew Altman

    Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who is a member of our Board, recently published a column making the case very effectively for continued investments in global health.  Today we released our latest national survey on attitudes towards global health, which uncovered important nuances about the argument for foreign aid and global health. When it comes to helping other countries with health, younger people are much more likely to be supportive than older people.  Perhaps…

  • 2008 Presidential Election Issue Spotlight: Global Health and HIV/AIDS

    Issue Brief

    During the 2008 Presidential campaign, now President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain announced a number of policy proposals and positions related to global health and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, both globally and domestically. This document summarizes those positions as staked out during the presidential campaign. It is adapted from the side-by-side comparisons examining the positions of the presidential candidates on these issues. Issue Spotlight (.pdf)

  • International Assistance for HIV/AIDS in the Developing World: Taking Stock of the G8, Other Donor Governments and the European Commission

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    A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, , provides a detailed overview of how donors finance the international response to HIV/AIDS and presents the latest data on G8 and EC funding commitments and disbursements. The report also discusses the concept of "fair share" and examines different methodologies for assessing fair share among donors. Data for the report were collected through a collaborative effort among UNAIDS, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Center for Strategic…

  • Survey of G7 Nations on HIV Spending in Developing Countries – Chartpack

    Report

    Kaiser has prepared this survey of more than 7,000 people in G7 nations in advance of the Group of 8 meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland. Public opinion in the countries (Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States) shows similarities among the nations on whether progress is being made on HIV/AIDS, if other countries are spending too little, and whether spending will lead to meaningful progress in slowing the epidemic. The survey was…

  • Data Note: Predictors of support for increased U.S. spending on global health

    Poll Finding

    One of the key questions explored in the Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health is the public’s level of support for U.S. government spending to improve health for people in developing countries. The survey found that about two thirds of Americans say current levels of U.S. spending in this area are too low (26 percent) or about right (39 percent). In this Data Note, we take a deeper…

  • Lancet Commentary: The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Where Does It Stand?

    Issue Brief

    This article explores the current state of the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI). The GHI, announced by President Obama shortly after taking office, represents the bulk of the U.S. global health budget for activities in more than 80 countries. It examines the successes and challenges experienced by the GHI in the three years since it was announced, including issues with its funding and leadership structure, as well as difficulties posed by the global economic crisis.…

  • The G8, Russia’s Presidency and HIV/AIDS in Eurasia

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    This report -- coauthored by J. Stephen Morrison (Center for Strategic and International Studies) and Jennifer Kates (Kaiser Family Foundation) -- highlights the potential role of the G8 in addressing the Eurasian HIV/AIDS epidemic and further engaging Russia, China and India in the global HIV/AIDS response. Report -- English Language (.pdf) Report -- Russian Language (.pdf)

  • Overview of Kaiser Activities and Resources for the XVI International AIDS Conference

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    WEBCASTING In collaboration with the International AIDS Society, the Toronto Local Host and co-organizers of the conference, Kaiser provides free, online access to the archived conference proceedings to NGOs, news organizations, policymakers, researchers and others on kaisernetwork.org. The daily coverage included: Live and tape-delayed webcasts and transcripts of each day's sessions, including the opening and closing sessions, all plenary sessions, and selected other sessions and press conferences. English-, French- and Spanish-language audio podcasts of select…