The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the development of life-saving treatments,
"President Trump claims to be a strong proponent of freedom of speech, yet he is clearly committed to censorship."
The tech billionaire and global health innovator says Trump "showed a lot of interest in the issues that I brought up."
Imprecise executive order leaves health providers dependent on Pepfar funding unsure if or when money will arrive.
Chase Strangio explains the significance of President Donald Trump's attacks on the rights of transgender Americans.
Move from the US, which is the world’s biggest donor, will make exceptions for emergency food and military funding for Israel and Egypt
The move, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday, revives a policy known as the “global gag rule” that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented. Already, contractors that receive U.S. foreign aid money cannot use it to directly support abortion services. But they can tell people the option is available.
President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder.
US President Donald Trump recently ordered a US exit due to dissatisfaction with WHO handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises.
As one of the world’s largest funders of global health, America’s step back may curtail efforts to provide lifesaving health care and combat deadly outbreaks, especially in lower-income countries without the means to do so alone.