Garrett on Global Health

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Events have moved so swiftly of late that every day brings political revelations, each of which seem worthy of comment in this space. It is easy to lose sight of what is important amid the din.

In Washington, the Donald J. Trump administration issued its budget blueprint, calling for complete elimination of many agencies and programs that play a role in global health, development, environmental science and protection, biomedical research, diplomacy and climate negotiations, to name a few. Overall, President Trump seeks to dramatically increase funding for military and homeland security, stabilize Social Security and other major entitlements, and slash discretionary spending by as much as 100 percent. Read my detailed analysis of the so-called skinny budget.