The Trump administration has imposed tough new restrictions on U.S. support for aid organizations that provide family planning and other health services. For decades, the U.S. played a crucial role in addressing major global health challenges, even though foreign aid has remained a small fraction of the overall federal budget. “President Bush changed the face of Africa,” said Jennifer Kates, who oversees global health research for the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. Total U.S. spending on global health topped $10 billion in 2016, more than half of which is committed to HIV/AIDS, according to a Kaiser analysis. Support for global family planning has waxed and waned over the years, as Republican presidents, including Bush, have been less supportive.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 10, 2017 10:02 UTC