The U.S. government has published its new “America First” global health strategy, providing the greatest level of detail so far on the Trump administration’s priorities in the sector.
It emphasizes direct relationships and coinvestments with aid-receiving countries, boosting frontline health supplies and workers, protecting Americans from outbreaks originating abroad, and promoting American-made health products.
The strategy, which the U.S. Department of State released on Thursday, signifies a shift away from the decades-old role of health aid delivery by nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, and emphasizes more collaborations with the private sector and faith-based organizations.