We’re Winning in Afghanistan (At Least With Vaccines)
U.S.-Funded Public Health Programs Make the World Safer For All of Us. Why Aren’t They More Integrated Into Our National Security Strategy?
Forget the Affordable Care Act—by far the biggest impact of the Obama Administration on global health has been in funding incredibly cheap, effective health interventions overseas at a fraction of a percent of the ACA’s price tag. America’s National Security Strategy recognizes that this work matters to our domestic security. “When a disease goes unchecked, it can endanger our own health,” it suggests. “When children are sick, development is stalled.” And yet, by continuing to sideline global health in implementing the security strategy, the Obama administration is contradicting itself and …