From the Global to the Local: IHR 2005

Welcome! The purpose of the IHR portal is to serve as a ‘One Stop Shop’ resource and a virtual forum for all information related to the International Health Regulations (2005). You will find news, research, and information on implementation of the IHR (2005). This project is managed by the Stimson Center’s Global Health Security Program […]

Eric Lief co-authors New Study on AIDS Financing

  Financing the response to AIDS in low-income and middle-income countries: International assistance from the G8, European Commission and other donor Governments By Jennifer Kates (Kaiser Family Foundation) and Eric Lief (The Henry L. Stimson Center)   The latest analysis of global AIDS assistance financing for 2009, tracking levels of government bilateral programs and contributions […]

Dr. Julie Fischer comments on joint AU/Stimson launch of Buying National Security

Dr. Julie Fischer comments on joint AU/Stimson launch of Buying National Security, How America Plans and Pays for Its Global Role and Safety at Home. This book provides a roadmap for readers on how national security budgets come together, de-mystifying the institutions, organizations, processes and politics that support planning and resource allocation. National Security.

Donor Funding for Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001-2007

Official Development Assistance (ODA) from OECD-member countries, including the United States, accounts directly or indirectly for most external funding channeled to health in the developing world, and as such constitutes a major component of the global health response. This paper provides an analysis of ODA funding commitments for health between 2001 and 2007, as part […]

Mapping the United States Government Engagement in Global Public Health

This report represents an effort to map the United States government’s engagement in global health activities as a basis for analysis and to help decision makers understand the scope and organization of programs, policies, authorities, funding and coordinating mechanisms that comprise US support for public health abroad.

The US Government’s Global Health Policy Architecture: Structure, Programs, And Funding

Stimson Center Senior Associates Julie Fischer and Eric Lief collaborated in the preparation of a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation providing the first comprehensive look at the US government agencies and programs involved in the nation’s global health response, including their funding and their approaches. The report identified Federal funding for such initiatives […]