Global health is in crisis — who will step in to fix it?

October 20, 2025

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(Nature) – The United States and Europe have cut billions of dollars in health aid. Can anyone fill the gap?

Who will pay for global health? Scientists and policy leaders explored this question when they met this week at the World Health Summit in Berlin. The reason: a steep and consistent fall, beginning in 2021, in international funding for health services in low- and middle-income countries (see ‘Failing health’). (Read More)