For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in ...
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On June 1, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) ushered in a new era of global health security with the adoption of the updated International Health Regulations (IHR). These regulations, a ...
The U.S. provides nearly half of the aid for global health, including childhood vaccination, H.I.V. treatment and disease surveillance. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. The ...
Critics of the Trump administration’s early actions on global health—withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and paralyzing U.S.-funded international health programs—fear that those moves ...
With the ninth session of the Inter-governmental Negotiating Body (INB9) recently concluded and the 2024 World Health Assembly (WHA) fast approaching, there’s urgency to finalize the Pandemic ...
Sudden cuts to U.S. global health aid this year have hit Atlanta-based international nonprofits hard, spurring layoffs of close to 1,000 workers, and imperiling their mission to help millions of ...
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Sudden cuts to U.S. global health aid this year have hit Atlanta-based international nonprofits hard, spurring ...