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Global Health. Energy Innovation. Alzheimer’s. gatesnot.es/tgn
Equally important, especially given the pressure on aid budgets, we must protect funding for health and development—programs that save lives, strengthen economies, and help people stay resilient in a warming world. gatesnot.es/3Jru8UO
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
To me, this is the most remarkable thing about global health: With a relatively small amount of money, you can do a great deal of good for a great many people. This is money well spent, and we should go back to spending it—now.
October 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Health aid is a small piece of America’s foreign aid, which is itself a small piece of the federal budget. In 2023, the US spent less than one percent of the federal budget on lifesaving global health programs: b-gat.es/4l9AyW1
October 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Reposted by Bill Gates
A study in the Lancet recently looked at the cumulative impact of reductions in American aid. It found that, by 2040, 8 million more children will die before their fifth birthday.

b-gat.es/44wCCQO
The Effects of Reductions in United States Foreign Assistance on Global Health
Background: The United States (US) has traditionally been the largest donor to health programs in low- and middle-income countries. In January 2025 almost all s
b-gat.es
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A study in the Lancet recently looked at the cumulative impact of reductions in American aid. It found that, by 2040, 8 million more children will die before their fifth birthday.

b-gat.es/44wCCQO
The Effects of Reductions in United States Foreign Assistance on Global Health
Background: The United States (US) has traditionally been the largest donor to health programs in low- and middle-income countries. In January 2025 almost all s
b-gat.es
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
No mother or child should die from a preventable cause. No generation should live in fear of deadly infectious diseases. And no one should be denied the chance to thrive because of where they were born. gatesnot.es/4m5pSc3
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October 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM