The Second Trump Administration and Development: The First 100 Days

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.

Alongside the 90-day freeze of foreign assistance projects launched by the US administration, USAID has seen a number of contracts and grants terminated early during the period since January 24th. Wayan Vota has been compiling a spreadsheet of these agreements. With the caveats that this is likely o...

The Trump administration’s directives to freeze most of US foreign assistance and dismantle USAID have hit the international development ecosystem hard. For people working on issues related to gender equality and inclusion, the administration’s actions have hit even harder. Along with pausing aid an...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as US secretary of health and human services comes at a critical moment for global health. To uphold and strengthen the US role in global health—and safeguard decades of progress while protecting Americans from emerging health threats—Secretary Kennedy should pri...