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The White House released a statement this afternoon calling on Congress to support its budget proposal for $8.6 billion this fiscal year - and a total of $63 billion over six years - to shape a new, comprehensive global health strategy. The President's statement argued that, "We cannot simply confront individual preventable illnesses in isolation. The world is interconnected, and that demands an integrated approach to global health."
This initiative continues current efforts to fight HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria begun by the Bush Administration with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), but seeks to focus greater attention on broader global health challenges, including child and maternal health, family planning, and neglected tropical diseases
It's all about prevention and the integration of programming. This strategy seeks to:
- Prevent millions of new HIV infections;
- Reduce mortality of mothers and children under five, saving millions of lives;
- Avert millions of unintended pregnancies; and
- Eliminate some neglected tropical diseases.
The U.S. global health investment is an important component of the national security “smart power” strategy, where the power of America’s development tools -- especially proven, cost-effective health care initiatives -- can build the capacity of government institutions and reduce the risk of conflict before it gathers strength.
...the Administration’s funding plan can leverage support from other nations and multilateral partners so that the world can come closer to achieving the health Millennium Development Goals. Discussions are underway with the G-8 partners on fulfilling all of the commitments.
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