Country Coordinating News Today

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the Ministry of Health of Zambia, together with the Principal Recipient, Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ), have signed four new grants worth US$362 million. The new grants will continue to support the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria while also strengthening public health systems over the 2024-2026 period.

Foreigners don’t receive much of America’s $35 billion annual foreign aid budget, at least not directly. Less than ten percent goes to local charities, companies, or governments in developing countries. The Biden administration, like past administrations, is trying to reform the system. But it needs to think bigger.