"Since inauguration night, President Trump has cut billions of dollars in global health aid, upending everything from HIV clinics to Ebola containment efforts. Throughout this time, one question has loomed over the Trump administration's abrupt actions: What will be the future of U.S. foreign aid? On Thursday, the State Department sought to answer that question, releasing a 35-page document that outlines how the Trump administration plans to proceed with global health work."
""We must keep what is good about our health foreign assistance programs while rapidly fixing what is broken and this strategy lays out a plan to do just that," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a letter accompanying the document. In a call with reporters on Thursday, a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity called it a "landmark" strategy. "This is a roadmap. This is a strategy document that allows us to go and negotiate with countries," the official said."
Since inauguration night, President Trump cut billions of dollars in global health aid, disrupting HIV clinics and Ebola containment efforts. The State Department released a plan outlining how the United States will proceed in global health work. Administration officials describe a roadmap to negotiate bilateral agreements with lower-income country governments, bringing recipient nations to the table and increasing their ownership of health assistance. The plan aims to reach individual agreements this year and begin implementation by April 2026. The stated ultimate goal is to wean countries off foreign aid and reduce a culture of dependency. The vision reduces collaboration with international aid groups and multilateral organizations like the World Health Organization.
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