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Pakistan’s Health Faces Funding Gap as Global Aid Shrinks
world1 month ago

Pakistan’s Health Faces Funding Gap as Global Aid Shrinks

Global funding for health has shrunk since 2025, pushing Pakistan’s already strained system toward crisis: vaccination programs, TB/HIV control, and mother-child health services rely on donor support that is being pulled back, causing higher costs, clinic closures, staff layoffs, and stockouts. Experts warn of potential outbreaks and call for rapid, transitional planning to shift to domestically financed, sustainable health funding and reforms to protect the most vulnerable.

GOP's Anti-Abortion Stance Jeopardizes Lifesaving Global HIV Program
global-health2 years ago

GOP's Anti-Abortion Stance Jeopardizes Lifesaving Global HIV Program

The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved 25 million lives globally, is facing instability due to opposition from a small number of Republican lawmakers who are threatening its funding over the issue of abortion. PEPFAR, created by President George W. Bush, provides HIV/AIDS medication, strengthens healthcare systems, cares for AIDS orphans, and offers job training. The program's bipartisan support is cracking as some Republicans accuse the Biden administration of using PEPFAR to promote abortion. Supporters argue that existing U.S. law already prohibits funding for abortion services, and any instability in funding could have dangerous implications for global health.

global-health2 years ago

GOP's Anti-Abortion Stance Jeopardizes Lifesaving Global HIV/AIDS Program

Republican lawmakers in the United States are threatening the stability of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved 25 million lives in 55 countries. The threat stems from opposition to abortion, with some Republicans accusing the Biden administration of using PEPFAR to promote its "domestic radical social agenda overseas." The proposal to renew PEPFAR includes a ban on funding for NGOs that provide or promote abortion services, which has sparked bipartisan disagreement. Supporters argue that existing U.S. law already prohibits the use of PEPFAR funding for abortion services, and any instability in funding could have dangerous implications for global health, potentially leading to a resurgence of HIV/AIDS and the loss of millions of lives.