January 29, 2025
Our latest issue brief highlights how U.S. leadership in the Global Fund and in bilateral HIV, TB and malaria programs makes America safer and stronger. For decades, these programs exemplified American generosity and leadership. Now—as biological threats draw closer, violent conflicts spread wider and competitors grow bolder—investing in these programs is essential for strengthening national security and maintaining American influence. To retreat from these commitments would jeopardize progress toward epidemic control of the three largest infectious disease killers, make U.S. citizens more vulnerable to disease and undermine U.S. leadership on the world stage.
