From the Breakthroughs Blog: Federal Budget
A year in review: The global health innovation stories that shaped 2019
As the year comes to a close, we are taking a look back at the top global health innovation stories and news that shaped 2019.
President signs spending bill boosting funding for global health
On February 15, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan spending bill—averting another partial government shutdown and ensuring full-year funding for the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2019. The months-long saga ended with some great news for global health and research and development.
Trump signs spending bill boosting funding for health research
President Trump signed into law a spending bill that pairs full-year fiscal year (FY) 2019 funding for Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) and Defense with a stopgap measure to keep other agencies funded through December—staving off a partial government shutdown on the eve of the end of the fiscal year. Here’s a breakdown of how global health and medical research funding fared.
Global health and medical research saved from the chopping block in 2018 spending bill
What global health R&D advocates need to know about the 2018 omnibus spending bill.
Five issues to watch in US global health R&D policy in 2018
2018 is shaping up to be another important year for US policy related to global health and medical research. As Congress returns for a busy work session and the White House continues to roll out policy reforms, here are the top five issues GHTC will be following in 2018.
A year in review: The global health innovation stories that shaped 2017
As the year comes to an end, GHTC is reflecting on the top stories in global health innovation that made news in 2017.
Medical research, global health programs face steep cuts in Trump budget
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration released its full fiscal year 2018 budget proposal. This budget proposes significant cuts to programs that support global health and medical research at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Agency for International Development.
Global health and medical research saved from spending cuts in FY17 budget agreement
What global health R&D advocates need to know about the FY2017 budget agreement.
Trump budget proposes steep cuts to research and foreign assistance that will threaten global health research
What global health advocates need to know about the President's "skinny" budget.
Research Roundup: Congressional priorities, new HIV antibody, biomedical research funding, TB drug trial results, and more
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.
Recess is over: What Congress should act on now
After a five week recess, members of Congress returned to their Capitol Hill offices on Tuesday night.
Senate supports global health R&D in LHHS appropriations bill
Last week, we reported on exciting policy language included in the Senate Department of Defense appropriations legislation, and earlier this summer, the House and Senate State and Foreign Operations bills also included recognition of the role that new technologies could play in advancing global health.
Senate shows strong support for global health R&D in defense appropriations bill and report
Earlier this month, we reported that both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees included language supporting global health research and development (R&D) in their reports concerning funding for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs.
House and Senate support global health R&D in appropriations reports
While lawmakers battled it out on the field last week during the annual Congressional Baseball Game (Democrats won for the sixth year in a row!), they found something they could join together on as the House Appropriations Committee easily approved the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee’s (SFOPS) appropriations bill on Tuesday afternoon.
Research Roundup: FY 2015 appropriations, the Human Vaccines Project, Global Development Lab legislation, new HIV treatments, and more
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.
Congress acts on FY 2015 funding; shows lukewarm support for global health R&D
As the DC summer kicks into full swing, Congress has had a busy month moving forward fiscal year (FY) 2015 funding legislation for a variety of government programs including global health research and development (R&D).
Research Roundup: What we’re reading this week
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.
Obama Administration’s FY 2015 budget request sends mixed signals on global health R&D
Yesterday, the White House released President Obama’s much-anticipated budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
What we’re looking forward to in 2014
As 2014 gets into full swing, the GHTC is looking ahead to many exciting developments on both the global health research and development (R&D) and policy landscapes: