Michael Igoe

2 weeks ago | devex.com | Michael Igoe

Global health is in crisis, with severe budget cuts rippling outward from key donors like the U.S. government, to multilateral institutions facing budget shortfalls, to community health workers who are being asked to do more with less. It’s a moment of turmoil that has many looking for new tools that might help ease these burdens and guide global health efforts into its next, uncertain era. For some, technology like artificial intelligence has a key role to play in that transition.

2 weeks ago | devex.com | Michael Igoe

Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, insisted yesterday that “no one had died” as a result of the Trump administration’s sweeping foreign aid cuts. Public health experts, aid workers, and the parents of children who have died disagree. Also in today’s edition: Countries are vying to help the United Nations cut down on real estate costs, and Brazil is circulating a climate change adaptation plan for health.

1 month ago | devex.com | Michael Igoe

If budgets reflect values, then U.S. President Donald Trump’s “skinny budget” leaves little doubt about his administration’s regard for American development leadership. Also in today’s edition: Kenya shares an ambitious plan for climate action, and a Devex reporter returns from parental leave with lots of questions — and a request. This is a preview of NewswireSign up to this newsletter for an inside look at the biggest stories in global development, in your inbox daily.

Jan 24, 2025 | devex.com | Michael Igoe

The top Democrats on two congressional committees overseeing U.S. foreign aid spending wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urging him to resume funding for ongoing U.S. foreign assistance programs. Their letter comes in the wake of a cable from the State Department — first reported by Devex — that orders both new and current foreign aid programs to grind to a halt.

Jan 24, 2025 | devex.com | Michael Igoe

The executive order puts a pause on new foreign aid spending, as well as a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts. The newly installed director of the State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance sent a global cable Friday that orders an immediate pause on new foreign aid spending, as well as a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts.