A global health advocate said of the foreign assistance cuts: "Different administrations have always had varying priorities and agendas when it comes to global health, but what we are seeing now is a startling turn away from the fundamental principle that providing basic humanitarian care, fighting epidemics, malnutrition, and vaccine-preventable diseases, and supporting the world’s most marginalized communities are worthy causes."

Date: 1/26

Region: Global

Country: Global

Topic: Health

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Entry Type: Field Observation

Additional Context: This quote is attributed to Mihir Mankad who is the global health advocacy and policy director at MSF-USA. Though MSF does not accept U.S. government funding, over the course of 2025, their teams have documented the impact of the U.S. government's retreat from the communities they work in.

Source: MSF