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1 week ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
Faced with a challenging global health financing landscape and with the loss of funding from the United States — its top donor — the World Health Organization is proposing a smaller program budget for the next two years. The proposed base budget stands at $4.27 billion — 14% lower than the $4.97 billion budget for 2024-2025. Adjusted for inflation, that figure drops to just $3.2 billion in real terms. Access news, newsletters, events and more.
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1 week ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
UNAIDS will need to reduce the current number of staff from 608 to approximately 280 over time, according to a communique from the UNAIDS cabinet, seen by Devex. Facing a major funding crisis, UNAIDS is cutting its workforce by more than half and scaling back its country presence — a shakeup that staff fear could weaken the global HIV response at a critical time.
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2 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
A look at how President Trump's first 100 days in office have impacted global health. Plus, why the global fight against malaria is falling short, and a new fund targets maternal and newborn health in Africa. In his first 100 days back in the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a series of decisions that are already having a harsh and potentially long-lasting impact on global health.
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2 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
The United Nations is asking its agencies in Geneva and New York to further look for cost reductions and efficiencies, including by moving staffers to cheaper locations.
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2 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
A new fund aimed at improving the survival of mothers and newborns in Africa was launched Tuesday, backed by major philanthropic organizations including the Gates Foundation.
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3 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
When experts declare that the “70s are the new 50s,” it’s more than just a catchy phrase. Data from 41 countries released by the International Monetary Fund in time for this week’s World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings found that, on average, a person aged 70 in 2022 had the same cognitive abilities as someone who was 53 years old in the year 2000, meaning the world is aging better.
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3 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, terminated thousands of employees and consolidated divisions and functions across the department. The cuts triggered concerns among health experts, who fear they may reduce U.S. capacities to respond to public health threats and make Americans less safe. But the impact could also go beyond U.S. borders.
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3 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
The World Health Organization is slimming down its senior leadership and cutting the number of departments to nearly half at its headquarters in Geneva, as part of efforts to address its massive funding gap. In a briefing to member states, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the senior leadership team will be reduced from 12 to seven. WHO departments will also significantly downsize from 76 to 34. WHO’s new structure will comprise four divisions.
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3 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
The World Health Organization is slimming down its senior leadership and cutting the number of departments to nearly half at its headquarters in Geneva, as part of efforts to address its massive funding gap. In a briefing to member states, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the senior leadership team will be reduced from 12 to seven. WHO departments will also significantly downsize from 76 to 34. WHO’s new structure will comprise four divisions.
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4 weeks ago | 
devex.com | Jenny Lei Ravelo
As U.S. Agency for International Development programs get integrated into the State Department, here’s our key question: Which global health programs will continue to be supported under this new arrangement? An Excel sheet and PowerPoint slides — dated April 8 — obtained by Devex has some answers, identifying some of the priorities that willstill receive support from the State Department. And some that won’t.
