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Why the United States supports the World Health Organization
The COVID-19 pandemic reminded the world that infectious diseases respect no borders. For 75 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has directed and coordinated international health work. “The...
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The HIV/AIDS fight’s far-reaching benefits for global health
PEPFAR’s partner nations have significantly reduced child mortality. Above, a woman in Namibia holds her child. (PEPFAR/Veronica Davison) The United States’ $100 billion investment in the fight against...
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Making sure food for the world’s hungry is safe
The United States is the largest provider of international food assistance in the world, and it takes care that the food that feeds hungry people is safe and nutritious. The U.S. Department of...
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How satellite imagery helps in the fight against malaria
For malaria elimination officer Jerry Maambo, protecting eastern Zambia’s residents from the mosquito-borne disease starts with knowing where people live. Maambo and his team are working to curb rising...
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U.S. and U.K. charities push to deliver new TB vaccine
Tuberculosis (TB) kills more than 1.5 million people annually, mostly in developing countries. The U.S. government and private sector work to improve health at home and abroad, and a U.S. charity is...
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How the U.S. supports children in Zambia
A nation can ensure future success by making sure its children get adequate food, health care and nutrition. In Zambia, the United Nations and U.S. agencies partner with local groups to help children...
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How COVID-19 investments are driving immunizations
U.S. investments in ending the COVID-19 pandemic are now making routine immunizations and other public health advances more accessible around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic led to “backsliding” in...
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New bureau advances U.S. global health mission
Research shows there is a nearly 40% chance of a pandemic as severe as COVID-19 happening again in our lifetime. “We have to be ready,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said August 1. “The world at...
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Supporting healthy childbirth in Africa
An emergency transportation service that has reduced deaths during childbirth is expanding operations in Africa. The World Health Organization estimates that 830 women die every day in developing...
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