US Funds Israeli War, Global Health Funds Cut
The Global Fund, a critical entity battling HIV, TB, and malaria, faces cuts, potentially endangering millions, according to The Independent. This comes as the US Congress, fresh off approving $14 billion in military aid to Israel in their supplemental spending bill, finds itself short on funds for global health. Speaker Mike Johnson, who oversaw the passage of this aid, also received $278,958
from pro-Israel groups in 2023-2024. One might assume that when legislators declare a nation's security 'paramount,' they mean all nations, not just those receiving record arms packages. It appears the legislative priority is clear: securing military victories abroad over securing human health globally. How many illnesses must resurge for us to question whether a $14 billion military package for a
foreign state, passed just months after significant donations from its lobbyists, might have better uses? It seems lives saved from bombs are somehow more quantifiable than lives saved from disease.