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Global Health Aid Cuts

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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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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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  • Exploring HHS’ Role in Global Health & New Global Health Strategy

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    This Kaiser Family Foundation and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services briefing explores the Department's role in global health and its Global Health Strategy. The event features opening remarks by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

  • The President’s Budget Request: What Does It Mean For U.S. Global Health Efforts?

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    On Tuesday, February 21, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a live webcast to assess President Obama's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal and potential implications for global health. The webcast featured a panel of global health policy experts who analyzed the Administration's proposal and how it compares to current funding levels, what may happen as the budget winds its way through Congress, and the implications for the future of U.S. global health programs. Panelists: Ambassador Mark…

  • The Global Fund Reorganization: What are the Implications?

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    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…

  • U.S. Global AIDS Efforts to Help Orphans & Vulnerable Children

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    On June 26, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing examining the role and policies of the U.S. government and faith-based organizations in helping children orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS epidemic. The event featured John Donnelly, global health journalist with GlobalPost and author of the forthcoming book, A Twist of Faith:  An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa, which provides a perspective on efforts by faith-based groups to effectively help improve the…

  • U.S. Spending on Global HIV/AIDS

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    This policy brief examines federal spending on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a primary emphasis on spending and activities to benefit resource-poor countries. United States spending on international HIV/AIDS activities in resource-poor countries began in the mid-1980s; and in FY 2002, the U.S. will devote $1 billion to combating HIV/AIDS globally. Policy Brief: Other Reports in the Spending on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Series

  • Faces of the AIDS Epidemic in Southern Africa

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    A photographic journey One of the world's most celebrated war photographers, Mr. Don McCullin in August last year traveled to southern Africa to see for himself the human devastation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. "I thought I had seen everything, but really, I was not prepared for this" says McCullin.

  • A National Household Survey of Health Inequalities in South Africa (2 volumes) – Toplines/Survey

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    A National Household Survey of Health Inequalities in South Africa (2 volumes) The first democratically elected government in South Africa has made improving health and health services for the historically underserved black majority a national priority. As part of this process, in June 1995, the Minister of Health, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, outlined a plan designed to provide free primary health care to all South Africans. This plan aims to improve the health status of…

  • Reality Check:  South Africans’ Views of the New South Africa

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    Reality Check: South Africans' Views of the New South AfricaA Report on a National Survey of the South Africa People, 1999 Reality Check is a joint project of the Henry J.Kaiser Family Foundation and Independent Newspapers. It is based on a national representative survey conducted face to face with 3,000 South Africans in November and December of 1998. Its purpose was to give South Africans a way to talk about their feelings on the new…