www.cgdev.org It's Time for Health Aid to Refocus on the Poorest Countries In the early 2000s, close to 70 percent of health aid was directed towards low-income countries (LICs). Today, it is less than 40 percent. But supporting health in LICs can provide better returns... 
www.cgdev.org Gavi and the Global Fund Replenishments: Donors Must Demand Real Reform In the midst of a global health funding crisis, Gavi and the Global Fund are seeking substantial replenishments: $9 billion over five years and $18 billion over three years, respectively (Figure 1).... 
www.thelancet.com Cigarette taxation and socioeconomic inequalities in under-5 mortality across 94 low-income and... High cigarette taxes are associated with a large decrease in absolute inequality in child mortality in LMICs. These findings support raising cigarette taxes to the WHO-recommended 75% or more of the... UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just cut the UK aid budget from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3% in 2027 to fund increases in defence spending.View quoted post on X
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
