Overview

Welcome to the U.S. Agency for International Development's Global Health Website

The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) programs in global health represent the commitment and determination of the US government to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families in the developing world. USAID's commitment to improving global health includes confronting global health challenges through improving the quality, availability, and use of essential health services. USAID's objective is to improve global health, including child, maternal, and reproductive health, and the reduction of abortion and disease, especially HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. The Bureau for Global Health (GH) supports field health programs, advances research and innovation in selected areas relevant to overall Agency health objectives, and transfers new technologies to the field through its own staff work, coordination with other donors, and a portfolio of grants and contracts with an annual budget in excess of $1.6 billion. Global health issues have global consequences that not only affect the people of developing nations but also directly affect the interests of American citizens.

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) administers a worldwide grant program that expands medical opportunities in developing countries. The program fosters public-private partnerships that strengthen medical centers while demonstrating American ideas and practices abroad.

USAID's Global Development Alliance is a semifinalist in the 18th annual Innovations in American Government Awards.

USAID is seeking nominations for the Global Health Bureau Outstanding Citizen Award.

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	Environmental Health USAID aims to provide global leadership in the development, implementation, and promotion of new and improved interventions to reduce illness and death in children caused by environmental factors.
	Family Planning USAID's Family Planning program is one of the success stories in U.S. development assistance. Since the launch of the program in 1965, families are better able to feed, clothe, educate, and provide health care for their children. Countless women and children are alive today as a result of USAID assistance.
	Health Systems USAID's health systems strengthening program provides support to ensure that developing country health systems are effective, efficient, and equitable. Health systems strengthening is a continuous process of implementing changes in policies and management arrangements within the health sector.
	HIV/AIDS As part of President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID carries out HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs in nearly 100 countries around the world.
	Infectious Diseases USAID launched its Infectious Disease Initiative in 1998 with the support of the U.S. Congress. The Initiative focuses on prevention, treatment, and control of new and re-emerging infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, while building surveillance capacity and addressing antimicrobial resistance.
	Maternal and Child Health USAID is committed to improving the health and well-being of children and families. Immunization, polio eradication, nutrition, diarrhea and pneumonia care, and maternal and neonatal health are fundamental components of USAID's maternal and child health program.
	Nutrition Nutrition programs implemented by USAID and its partners have helped to decrease hunger and serious malnutrition rates throughout the developing world.

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