Every year, millions of people in the developing world die from AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and other diseases. But diseases don’t respect national borders. And in many countries, the toll that these diseases take drains fragile economies, hinders economic growth, and threatens political stability.

The U.S. can help alleviate these problems by investing in global health solutions—solutions that would benefit Americans and the world.

Families USA’s Global Health Initiative, which operated from April 2006 through April 2009, focused on how U.S. policy can help address critical global health challenges. Our advocacy efforts focused on funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically, funding that would expand the capacity of NIH to contribute to global health research. To further the goals of the initiative, our work encompassed other agencies that are involved in global health research, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where appropriate.

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