Read online: https://healthpolicy-watch.news/ttrump-2027-budget-extends-us-global-and...
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"US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas.
His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some $445 billion – for defence, including “$1.1 trillion in base discretionary budget authority” for the Department of War.
The proposed elimination of “disease-specific account” is likely to mean the end of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relife (PEPFAR)..."
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Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org