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Two children of an American Ebola patient look through a window at their father in the isolation ward, at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, on May 21, 2026.

Ebola Recalls Why the U.S. Needs a Foreign Health Service

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The Trump administration is right that U.S. health diplomacy needs stronger leadership, but turning the CDC into a vendor is the wrong path

A woman gazes out of a window while attending a talk on sexual health and HIV prevention, in the Tanghin neighborhood of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 13, 2013.

The Expanded Global Gag Rule and the Case for Regional Solidarity

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The anti-abortion policy undermines organizing principles, rooted in ubuntu, that keep African health systems coherent under stress

Expanding the Mexico City Policy Undermines Global Health

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A new rule prohibits U.S. foreign assistance from projects supporting or discussing abortion, gender identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion

Mexican property manager Iran Sosa, who co-founded the Nunca Madres (Never Mothers) global online community for Spanish-speaking women in 2021 with Colombian commodities trader Isabel Cortes to address the lack of spaces where Latinas can discuss social issues and cultural taboos surrounding motherhood decisions, participates in a roundtable discussion in partnership with Wikimedia on the future of non-maternity, held as part of International Women's Day, in Mexico City, on March 12, 2025.

The United States Maintains Its Global Fund Commitment

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The $4.6 billion pledge shows the willingness of the United States to support multilateral agencies that meet certain criteria

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store listens during the Global Fund event on November 21, 2025, in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, ahead of the G20 Summit, which begins tomorrow. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

The New America First Global Health Strategy: Four Observations

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What the strategy means for supply chain reforms, transnational threats, and congressional oversight on global health spending

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in Washington DC, on June 21, 2025.

Health and Science Diplomacy Protects Everyone

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A former State Department employee outlines the value of international collaboration on health and science

Health and Science Diplomacy Protects Everyone

Global Health Security and Diplomacy in 2024: Lead, Leverage, and Elevate

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Discussions will intensify in 2024 to strengthen the global health security architecture

Global Health Security and Diplomacy in 2024: Lead, Leverage, and Elevate