USAID

Latest

Governance
A health worker sprays disinfectants a train as a measure against the COVID-19, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 19, 2020.

As Foreign Aid Lags, Regional Health Agencies Come to the Fore

by Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd

Regional organizations are well positioned to harmonize disease surveillance systems and serve as hubs for knowledge

Governance
A Ugandan woman living with HIV/AIDS waits to receive antiretroviral drugs from the Infectious Disease Institute, in Kampala, Uganda, on November 30, 2006.

Life With Less PEPFAR: The First 100 Days in Tanzania and Uganda

by Emily Bass

Stories on the ground support and contradict media narratives about what the HIV program has lost

A grid of 200 human icons represents excess deaths in Nigeria after potential funding cuts for nutrition treatment. Most icons (in dark blue) indicate baseline deaths, while 40 icons at the bottom (in red) represent additional deaths due to a 49% reduction in treatment. The title reads: "Excess Deaths After Nutrition Treatment Funding Cuts," with a legend showing dark blue as "Baseline" and red as "Additional deaths with 49% reduction in treatment."
Food

Visualizing Nutrition Deficits After USAID's Overhaul

by Abraham D. Flaxman, Sylvia Lutze, Alison Bowman

A new computer simulation illustrates the impact of alternative funding scenarios for child nutrition programs in LMICs

Women attend a talk on sexual health and HIV prevention organised by the Jesuit-founded Association Solidarite Vie e Santa (ASVS - Association of Solidarity, Life and Health) at their welcome centre and clinic in the Tanghin neighbourhood of Ouagadougou April 13, 2013
Gender

Reimagining Sexual and Reproductive Health Without U.S. Involvement

by Anu Kumar, Pansi Katenga

The Helms Amendment and the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, are moot without U.S. aid funding

Cervical cancer patient lays on a bed in the female ward of a cancer institute, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on November 11, 2009.
Gender

USAID Cuts Could Sever HPV Prevention

by Binay Shah

Slashing global aid will limit access to the HPV vaccine and widen disparities in cervical cancer

Point map showing women killed in Kenya in 2024.
Gender

Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid

by Frank Burkybile

Losing U.S. support will jeopardize access to essential services in Kenya that combat gender-based violence and femicide

A Doctors without Borders employee supports a woman in Mykolaiv, Ukraine after a Russian missile destroyed her house, October 10, 2023.
Governance

U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce

by Anya Hirschfeld

Ukraine, with $1.4 billion curtailed, is the single biggest loser of U.S. foreign aid

Dr. Stuebing examining a patient who came in for vomiting blood. 
Poverty

Why the World Needs Africa to Be Healthy

by Beth Stuebing

A firsthand account of HIV exposure explains how gutting aid to Africa will create global ripple effects

A horizontal bar chart titled "Chinese Development Assistance to Gavi Transition Countries." The chart lists twelve countries with corresponding aid amounts in descending order: Bangladesh ($19.6B), Lao People's Democratic Republic ($18.2B), Kenya ($11B), Nigeria ($10.5B), Ghana ($7.3B), Papua New Guinea ($6.9B), Congo ($6.8B), Ivory Coast ($6.8B), Djibouti ($1.9B), Solomon Islands ($99M), and Sao Tome and Principe ($37M). Country flags are shown next to each name. The source is Think Global Health.
Trade

U.S. Retreat from Gavi Cedes Influence to China's Vaccine Suppliers

by Prashant Yadav, Chloe Searchinger

The loss of U.S. funding could leave Gavi with three options to downsize its operations

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi arrives for the inauguration of Namibia's first female President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, in Windhoek, Namibia, on March 21, 2025.
Governance

Africa's Quiet Response to U.S. Realignment of Foreign Aid

by Michelle D. Gavin

Characterizing the end of U.S. aid as a catalyst allows African politicians to emphasize their readiness for a new era

A red ribbon is put on the sleeves of a man by his friend to show support for people living with HIV, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 1, 2013.
Governance

PEPFAR Misses Reauthorization Deadline: What's Next for Global HIV Fight?

by Jirair Ratevosian

The expiration of PEPFAR's authorization could mark a pivotal shift in the HIV/AIDS response

Alice Okwirry, 50, a widow living with HIV/AIDS, walks near her house, in Kianda village, Nairobi, Kenya, on February 28, 2025.
Governance

Small Global Health Investments, Big Benefits for the United States

by Kashef Ijaz

The Carter Center's experience highlights how global health assistance advances U.S. national interests

A bar chart titled 'Disaster in Democratic Republic of Congo' displaying fatalities related to conflict from April 2024 to January 2025. The chart differentiates between M23-involved fatalities and other conflict-related fatalities. A significant spike in fatalities is marked in late January 2025, corresponding to the seizure of Goma by M23 rebels on January 26, 2025. The source is 'Think Global Health.
Poverty

DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion

by Allison Krugman

Aid workers and health experts recount the growing humanitarian crisis amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

A child sits as a nurse prepares to dispense antiretroviral ARV drugs used to prevent HIV from replicating, at the Nyumbani Children's Home, Nairobi, Kenya, on February 12, 2025.
Governance

Life After USAID: Africa's Development, Education, and Health Care

by Faraan Rahim, Sofia DiFulvio, Julian T. Hertz, Banda Khalifa, Ntuli A. Kapologwe

Alternative strategies to sustain progress on economic development, education investment, and disease responses