US Announces ‘America First’ Global Health Strategy

US State Department announces an “America First Global Health Strategy,” which will promote US health innovation globally by procuring and distributing goods from US companies as part of US foreign assistance programs, according to a statement.

• State Department comments in an emailed statement
• Plan will leverage bilateral relationships to promote and export US health innovations and products around the world, it says
• Agreements will ensure that 100% of front-line commodity purchases and front-line healthcare workers will be funded during the agreement period, State Department says

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