Blog | 3/28/2025

Trump Administration Healthcare News

President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries, and will scale back efforts to fight malaria, according to a document prepared by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The administration will go on funding some grants that pay for drugs to treat HIV and tuberculosis and provide food aid to nations experiencing civil wars and natural disasters, according to the document, which was first reported by the New York Times.
The 281-page document lists 898 programs that will remain active, totaling $78 billion in spending, much of it already disbursed.
In total, 5,341 awards will be terminated, representing just under $76 billion, the document says. The government has obligated, or made a legal commitment to spend, around $48 billion of that total.
"Each award terminated was reviewed individually for alignment with agency and administration priorities," a State Department spokesperson said, adding those terminated did not meet those priorities or advance the national interest.

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