US EditionThe US has released an ‘America First Global Health Strategy.’ Health experts warn it is risky
The U.S. aims to cut aid overhead and boost American businesses through bilateral health agreements, including a $150 million drone delivery pilot in five African countries.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department announced the America First Global Health Strategy, funneling aid through bilateral deals by December 31 and awarding up to $150 million to an American drone company.
- Administration officials say U.S. global health aid was often duplicative with high overhead, framing the shift as promoting domestic systems, reducing U.S. assistance, and creating opportunities for U.S. businesses, while experts warn it may not work short term for the poorest states.
- Senior officials said pilots in Kenya, Zambia and Nigeria showed compacts will be tailored to each country, while negotiation teams visited 20 countries and diplomats engaged in another 50.
- Critics and aid workers warn the strategy could worsen public health systems hit by cuts earlier this year, fail to reach vulnerable groups, and risk fund misuse despite safeguards, while MFAN says staffing is insufficient.
- The plan also leans into commercial opportunities by emphasizing American businesses, backed by Tuesday's $150 million drone program funding, while standard compact epidemiological data sharing and diplomatic tensions exclude South Africa.
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The global health strategy “United States First” generates warnings. Health experts say it’s risky By Lauren Kent and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Health experts warn that the Trump administration’s new “Global Health Strategy First” could further damage public health systems, already hit by billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the elimination of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). And while some point to potent…
Health experts warn that the Trump administration’s new “Global Health Strategy America First” could further damage public health systems, already hit by billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts...
By Lauren Kent and Jennifer Hansler, CNN. Health experts warn that the Trump administration's new "America First Global Health Strategy" could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in cuts to foreign aid following the elimination of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). And while some point to potential benefits, there is a consensus that it represents a radical shift from decades of U.S. …
The US has released an ‘America First Global Health Strategy.’ Health experts warn it is risky
By Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Health experts are warning that the Trump administration’s new “America First Global Health Strategy” could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the destruction of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and while some say the new system could bring benefits, there is agreement it marks a radical change in approach fr…
The US has released an ‘America First Global Health Strategy.’ Health experts warn it is risky
By Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Health experts are warning that the Trump administration’s new “America First Global Health Strategy” could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the destruction of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and while some say the new system could bring benefits, there is agreement it marks a radical change in approach fr…
The US has released an ‘America First Global Health Strategy.’ Health experts warn it is risky
By Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Health experts are warning that the Trump administration’s new “America First Global Health Strategy” could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the destruction of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and while some say the new system could bring benefits, there is agreement it marks a radical change in approach fr…
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