Commentary

Following the termination of thousands of USAID contracts and the overnight effort to shut down the agency itself, we have taken a closer look at the stakes for multilateral development banks (MDBs) and major vertical funds related to health, food, and climate that are recipients of US funding. In ...

During his speech to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Trump listed a number of foreign assistance projects he thought demonstrated “appalling waste.” Below is his list of examples and a little more context on what the projects were designed to achieve.

Later this month, policymakers, international organizations, and global partners will gather in Paris for the 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit. This should be a pivotal opportunity for the global nutrition community to secure policy and financial commitments and elevate nutrition as a priority...

Yesterday, the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that he would fund an increase in the UK’s defence spending by cutting to its aid budget from 0.5 percent of gross national income (GNI) now, to 0.3 percent in 2027. In this blog, we explain what this will mean in practice.

Evidence is mounting on the devastating effects of the destruction of USAID on global humanitarian assistance, health, and food security. Let’s take a look at another less commented upon, but still critical, aspect of the damage: U.S. support for energy access in Africa.

Reducing access to vital treatments against drug-resistant TB will likely pose huge risks for everyone, including Americans. The 90-day freeze on most aid while this assessment is carried out causes real challenges for accessing medication. Even though waivers have been written for TB treatment and ...

In this blog, we conceptualise this as a health system shock, present a back-of-the-envelope assessment of LMICs that are most exposed, and discuss possibilities for short-term policy responses from other funders and LMIC governments, drawing lessons from the rapid global response to COVID-19.