Press Releases
Global Health Council Applauds House Passage of Global Health Security Act
Washington, DC (September 23, 2020) – Global Health Council applauds the passage of the Global Health Security Act of 2019 (H.R. 2166) by the House of Representatives. The Global Health Security Act, authored and introduced by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) is bipartisan legislation that reaffirms the U.S. commitment to elevating global…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Calls for At Least $20 Billion for Global Health and Humanitarian Assistance in Emergency Supplemental Legislation
Washington, DC (July 28, 2020) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, the urgent need for greater surveillance, equipment, personnel, testing, and laboratory capacity to save lives and contain the spread of the virus continues to grow. Global health programs haven’t received the funding they need in emergency bills so far. Now is…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Urges U.S. Global Health Leadership Through Continued Investment and Engagement in WHO
Global Health Council released the following statement in response to the recent news that the Trump Administration has begun the process to officially terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization. Washington, D.C. (July 7, 2020) – Global Health Council opposes the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO).…
Read MoreRacism is a Global Health Issue
Global Health Council Statement on Recent Violence against Black Americans Washington, D.C., June 2, 2020 – By now, the entire world is aware of tragic events unfolding across America. Pervasive injustice and systemic exclusion cause egregious disparities in the U.S. and around the world, and as public health professionals, we must use our voice to…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Urges Trump Administration to Reconsider Withdrawal from WHO
Global Health Council (GHC) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement of its intention to terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2020) – WHO plays a vital role not only in the current COVID-19 pandemic, but in helping countries around the world prevent, treat,…
Read MoreGlobal Health Community Urges Trump Administration to Continue Funding World Health Organization
Over One Thousand Organizations and Individuals Join Call for Ongoing WHO Support and Collaboration Washington, DC (April 24, 2020) – More than one thousand global health stakeholders, coordinated by Global Health Council, have joined together to push back on recent statements from President Trump signaling a freeze on U.S. funding to the World Health Organization…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Urges Trump Administration to Support WHO with Critical Funding at an Unprecedented Time
Global Health Council (GHC) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement of its intention to withhold funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) pending a review of its actions in response to COVID-19. WHO is playing a vital role in the current pandemic, helping countries around the world treat, test, and…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Calls for Increased U.S. Investment in Global Health and International Development Programs
Washington, DC (February 10, 2020) – The Trump Administration released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 earlier today, which contains a 22% decrease in the international affairs budget, including a 34% cut to global health programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Department of State. Cuts were also proposed for…
Read MoreGlobal Health Security Roundtable Welcomes Additional U.S. Funding for Ebola Response
Washington, DC (May 23, 2018) — The Global Health Security Roundtable welcomes U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s announcement that the U.S. is contributing an additional $7 million in response to the evolving Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total U.S. commitment to $8 million. From May…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Rejects Proposed Cuts to Global Health Programs and U.S. Foreign Assistance
Washington, DC (February 12, 2018) — Today the Trump administration released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 that contains a 30 percent decrease in the foreign affairs budget, including global health programs, at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Department of State. In addition, cuts were recommended for programs at the Department of Health…
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