School of Medicine Launches Global Health Alliance
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Global health research in U.S. academic medical centers is facing dire threats with proposed cuts to the federal budget that would reduce funding for global health programs by 62 percent, from $10 billion to $3.8 billion. Cuts include reducing funding for the President’s Malaria Initiative by nearly 45 percent, zeroing out U.S. funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which received $300 million this year, as well as discontinuing $1.7 billion annually for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
In an effort to strengthen its defenses against these budget cuts and build collaborations across its campus, the School of Medicine has formed a new partnership joining its global health leaders. The new University of Maryland School of Medicine Global Health Alliance (UMGHA) will safeguard the foundation that exists and further support world-class clinicians and researchers to continue solving generational health challenges throughout Baltimore, the country, and worldwide.