'Strong' FY14 budget request for Global Fund can ensure investment returns

Mar 8 2013

Amanda Glassman and Jenny Ottenhoff of the Center for Global Development (CGD) write in the CGD's "Global Health Policy" blog about "the tough trade-offs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must be considering as they finalize the president's FY14 budget request to Congress, expected to be released in mid-March." They provide several reasons why "a strong FY14 request is critical to help maintain the momentum of ongoing reforms at the Global Fund [to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria] and leverage more from other donors," and write they "also hope this moment can spur an honest conversation about trade-offs in global health financing." They continue, "Indeed, an assessment of the comparative advantages and limitations of global donors working on HIV/AIDS could help ensure the U.S. gets the most health for every dollar invested," concluding "[We] hope the president's FY14 budget will strongly support the Global Fund at this critical moment, and open up a conversation on how and where U.S. investments in AIDS can make the most impact moving forward" (3/5).