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Global Health Aid Sinks to 15-Year Low in 'Era of Austerity': Lancet

UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – US-led aid cuts reduced global health funding by 51% to $39 billion in 2025, threatening disease treatment and health services in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers said.

  • Global health funding has decreased to a 15-year low due to cuts, according to the Lancet.
  • The US made the largest reduction in health funding at 67%, impacting many health programs.
  • Low-Income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are estimated to face a 25% funding drop.
  • The cuts threaten treatment and prevention efforts for diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.
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Global health aid sinks to 15-year low in 'era of austerity'

Sweeping foreign aid cuts led by the United States will cause international health funding to plummet to the lowest level in 15 years, a study said Wednesday, warning the world has entered a new "era of global health austerity."

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Barron's broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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