[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
US global health aid cuts threaten 26 fiscally strained countries, risking essential health services. Other funders must act fast to bridge the gap, ensuring sustainable, shock-resistant health financing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Recent cuts to US global health aid<\/a> are creating a funding crisis for 26 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a new analysis by the Center for Global Development warns<\/a>. The US, the world’s largest global health donor, provides an estimated $12.4 billion<\/strong> annually, with $8.5 billion allocated as bilateral aid. The sudden reduction in funding threatens essential health services, including HIV treatment, tuberculosis care, and maternal health interventions.<\/p>\n The analysis identifies 37 LMICs where US health assistance accounts for at least 10% of government health expenditure. Among them, 26 countries\u2014home to a combined population of 1.38 billion\u2014are classified as both highly dependent on US funding and fiscally constrained, making them unable to compensate for the shortfall. Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Malawi<\/strong> are among the worst affected, with US funding surpassing 200% of their domestic health budgets.<\/p>\n With other major donors also scaling back, experts stress the urgency of alternative solutions. Potential responses include mobilising domestic resources, increasing emergency aid from other donors, and accelerating philanthropic funding. However, long-term structural changes are needed to build a more resilient global health financing system less vulnerable to geopolitical shifts.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US global health aid cuts threaten 26 fiscally strained countries, risking essential health services. Other funders must act fast to bridge the gap, ensuring sustainable, shock-resistant health financing. Recent cuts to US global health aid are creating a funding crisis for 26 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a new analysis by the Center for Global…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":987763903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[117,3024,135],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987763898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987763898"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987763898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987763907,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987763898\/revisions\/987763907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987763903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987763898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987763898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987763898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}