Funding for Global Health
NAME
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR552: Economics of Healthcare Policy
DATE
, In a time when the United States struggles with balancing the budget, would you
advocate for spending United States dollars for global health assistance to support developing
countries? Describe the social, political, or economic implications associated with your answer.
Week 5: Funding for Global Health
Since the great depression, the United States has been facing the toughest economic and
budgetary challenges (Garrett, 2009). The challenges pose the greatest problem of balancing the
budget. Despite this, it cannot afford to reduce or eliminate its global financial assistance
especially on health (Garrett, 2009). This is because the assistance has potential impacts on
political influence, global stability, humanitarian concern, and national security (Garrett, 2009).
The U.S has been one of the most influential financial donors. The U.S should continue
providing global health assistance to poor countries. This comes with several social, political and
economic implications as discussed in the next paragraphs.
Poor countries face serious health concerns such as HIV/AIDS and other chronic
diseases. Due to low income, foreign assistance becomes an integral part in combating these
diseases (Addison et al., 2015). Continued assistance would improve the situation leading to
reduced mortality rates and human suffering thus, improving social conditions (Addison et al.,
2015). It has been the value of the American citizens to assists the suffering and to protect human
dignity. Also, global health is significant to the U.S security and the global security at large.
Therefore, the U.S can improve its national security and public health by strengthening global
health’s disease control strategies, prevention, response, and even detection (ODPHP, 2018).
Global health assistance to poor countries has important health benefits to the U.S itself.
A number of issues related to global health can directly affect health in the U.S. Infectious
NAME
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR552: Economics of Healthcare Policy
DATE
, In a time when the United States struggles with balancing the budget, would you
advocate for spending United States dollars for global health assistance to support developing
countries? Describe the social, political, or economic implications associated with your answer.
Week 5: Funding for Global Health
Since the great depression, the United States has been facing the toughest economic and
budgetary challenges (Garrett, 2009). The challenges pose the greatest problem of balancing the
budget. Despite this, it cannot afford to reduce or eliminate its global financial assistance
especially on health (Garrett, 2009). This is because the assistance has potential impacts on
political influence, global stability, humanitarian concern, and national security (Garrett, 2009).
The U.S has been one of the most influential financial donors. The U.S should continue
providing global health assistance to poor countries. This comes with several social, political and
economic implications as discussed in the next paragraphs.
Poor countries face serious health concerns such as HIV/AIDS and other chronic
diseases. Due to low income, foreign assistance becomes an integral part in combating these
diseases (Addison et al., 2015). Continued assistance would improve the situation leading to
reduced mortality rates and human suffering thus, improving social conditions (Addison et al.,
2015). It has been the value of the American citizens to assists the suffering and to protect human
dignity. Also, global health is significant to the U.S security and the global security at large.
Therefore, the U.S can improve its national security and public health by strengthening global
health’s disease control strategies, prevention, response, and even detection (ODPHP, 2018).
Global health assistance to poor countries has important health benefits to the U.S itself.
A number of issues related to global health can directly affect health in the U.S. Infectious
