Financing Global Health 2025: Cuts could reverse decades of progress

Development assistance for health (DAH) is at its lowest level in 15 years. This funding backs health programs around the world and addresses diseases and conditions including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and maternal and child health.

In 2025, many donors (including the United States) cut back sharply on their contributions. There are concerns that cuts to development assistance for health could reverse decades of progress made.

Lead author Dr. Angela Apeagyei (Assistant Professor at IHME) and senior author Dr. Joe Dieleman (Professor at IHME) outline changes to DAH and share highlights from the report, Financing Global Health in this episode. 

An independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) works with collaborators around the world to develop timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence that illuminates the state of health everywhere. In making our research available and approachable, we aim to inform health policy and practice in pursuit of our vision: all people living long lives in full health. Learn more about IHME.

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