With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking foreign aid, China has an opportunity to play a ...

The global economic crisis damaged efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, most of which involve health problems or address policy areas affecting health. The year ended with the ...

The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and ...

Pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel around the world at a speed that too often outpaces governments’ ability to detect, treat, cure, and prevent diseases. Even the best-funded health care ...

The WHO and Encephalitis International warn that encephalitis is a growing global health risk. Their new report urges better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. With rising cases, especially in ...

"Unfairly onerous payments" are cited in the executive order as a reason for WHO withdrawal. Countries’ dues are a percentage of their gross domestic product, meaning that as the world’s richest ...

February 20, 2025 • With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking ... contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right ...

Many regard America’s global health work as smart diplomacy ... to further vaccine programs that save lives, and to tackle issues like maternal mortality and Alzheimer’s disease that affect ...

"Withdrawing from the WHO leaves a gap in global health leadership that will ... newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF ...

The Boston-based global public health firm relies on the USAID’s foreign assistance, accounting for 63% of its annual funding ...

Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.