Global Health

Policy resources from the Kaiser Family Foundation

Track the U.S. Budget for Global Health

This regularly updated resource provides updated information on the status of U.S. funding for key global health programs throughout the fiscal year 2011 budget and appropriations process.

U.S. Budget for Administration’s Global Health Initiative

This policy brief and chartpack provide a detailed breakdown of the U.S. budget for the global health programs in President Obama’s new Global Health Initiative, tracking data back to fiscal year 2001.

Webcast: Town Hall With Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

The Foundation hosts a town hall-style discussion with Ambassador Eric Goosby, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, about the latest developments in PEPFAR. Goosby offers remarks and take questions from the audience.

More Americans Prefer Emphasis on Health Infrastructure Over Fighting Specific Diseases

Most Americans support current U.S. spending to improve health conditions in poorer nations despite the economic recession, and more prefer an emphasis on health infrastructure rather than fighting specific diseases, according the Foundation's latest survey on the U.S. role in global health.

Fact Sheets on U.S. Global Health Policy

These fact sheets provide the latest data and information on U.S. global health policy issues and global health challenges.

Global Health Glossary

What is H1N1? Is there a difference between pandemic and epidemic? Check in our edited compilation of key terms in global health.

U.S. Government's Global Health Policy Architecture

This report provides the first comprehensive look at the U.S. government agencies and programs involved in the nation's global health response, including their funding and their approaches.

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