KFF February 4, 2025
Stephanie Oum, Adam Wexler, Jennifer Kates

Introduction

U.S. engagement in global health is multifaceted and includes a broad range of activities, one of which is financially supporting health efforts worldwide. As the largest donor to global health in the world, the U.S. supports bilateral efforts, directly funding implementation of global health activities in partner countries, and multilateral health institutions (i.e., international organizations that pool support from multiple donors for one or more areas of global health). Here are 10 things to know about U.S. funding for global health:

1. U.S. global health funding totals approximately $12 billion but only represents less than 0.1% of the federal budget.

U.S. global health funding, which is part of the broader U.S. foreign aid budget that includes funding for development,...

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