Global Nutrition Is the Cornerstone of Global Health

By Jenny Dyer, Founder of the 2030 CollaborativeJuly 26, 2019Advocacy from the faith sector, particularly from the politically right-of-center voter, is now more crucial than ever.In March, the Trump Administration released its annual budget recommendations for Congress to consider for Appropriations, and for the third year in a row, this Administration recommended draconian cuts to the International Affairs Account, or our foreign assistance. For this sliver of an account representing a mere 1% of the entire U.S. budget, they recommended an overall cut of 24% to this account for FY20.In mid-May, the House Appropriations Committee passed the FY20 funding bill for the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs), which included the Global Health Account. This is important because it set the bar for global health funding prior to the Senate bill that will be passed this month (hopefully). At the 2030 Collaborative, we were thrilled to see that the House disregarded the recommendations of the Administration once again and provided robust funding for the entire International Affairs account.For this 1% of the US budget, or“one penny-to-the-dollar,” we lead the world in our global health and development funding. The US stands on the front lines of curbing the epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria; we supply contraceptives to tens of millions of women; and we provide vaccines to millions of children worldwide.Yet, the cornerstone of international heal...
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