Web Briefing: The U.S. Global Health
Budget Tracker
Presented by the Kaiser Family Foundation
Thursday, September 11, 2014
September 11, 2014
U.S. Global Health Budget:
Introduction & Context
U.S. Largest Donor of International Health Assistance
Total = $18.4 billion
NOTES: Represents gross US$ disbursements of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2010 as reported to the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD). Health ODA combines data from three OECD CRS sub-sectors: (1) Health; (2) Population Policies &
Programs and Reproductive Health (includes HIV/AIDS & STDs); and (3) Other Social Infrastructure and Services - Social Mitigation of HIV/AIDS.
SOURCE: Analysis of data obtained via online query of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Database and Creditor Reporting
System (CRS); November 7, 2012.
Top 10 Donor Governments by Health Assistance as a
Percentage of Total Assistance
NOTES: Represents gross US$ disbursements of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2010 as reported to the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD). Health ODA combines data from three OECD CRS sub-sectors: (1) Health; (2) Population Policies &
Programs and Reproductive Health (includes HIV/AIDS & STDs); and (3) Other Social Infrastructure and Services - Social Mitigation of HIV/AIDS.
SOURCE: Analysis of data obtained via online query of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Database and Creditor Reporting
System (CRS); November 7, 2012.
What is the U.S. “Global Health Budget”
• Discretionary funding: Must be appropriated by Congress annually for a
range of health programs carried out in low- and middle-income countries
(includes both bilateral and multilateral funding)
• Numerous Departments & Agencies:
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Department of State
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Department of Defense (DoD)
• Multiple Accounts (State & Foreign Operations):
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Global Health Programs (GHP)
Economic Support Fund (ESF)
Development Assistance (DA)
International Organizations & Programs (IO&P)
What is the U.S. “Global Health Budget” - Continued
• Major program areas include:
– Disease-specific:
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HIV
Tuberculosis
Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund)
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Pandemic Influenza & Other Emerging Threats
– Population-Based:
• Maternal & Child Health (MCH)
• Nutrition
• Family Planning & Reproductive Health (FP/RH)
– Other:
• Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
• Food Aid
Contact Information
Katie Smith, Communications Associate
Kaiser Family Foundation | Washington, D.C.
Email: KSmith@KFF.org
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• The transcript of today’s presentation will be posted in the
coming week.
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