Donald Trump’s America First Global Health Strategy has been largely welcomed by global health experts, but some have raised concerns over the practicalities of its implementation and gaps in its policies.
Released on 18 September,1 the strategy seeks to provide some clarity after months of uncertainty and cuts to health aid programmes to which the US has historically been an important donor. The 35 page document is based on “three pillars” with the stated aim to make the US safer, stronger, and more prosperous.
First, it proposes to keep the US safer by monitoring and quickly containing infectious disease outbreaks “before they reach US shores.”
Second, it aims to use bilateral agreements with “key countries” to “advance American interests, save lives, and enable economic growth.”
Third, it proposes to make the US more prosperous, not only by protecting it from global outbreaks by helping contain them at the source but also by “leveraging” aid to promote …
