USAID's Policy Guidance for Digital Health

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Today, we can learn lessons from this period of crisis, and use the lessons of the pandemic to build up not just individual immunity, but our societal immunity – so that this remarkable story of [global health] progress does not end with us, but builds for future generations to come.
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— USAID Administrator Samantha Power

Where you’re born shouldn’t determine how long you live.

That’s why USAID is committed to reducing inequities in life expectancy around the world and increasing access to quality health care—even in the hardest-to-reach communities.

USAID’s global health programs save lives, protect communities from deadly diseases, and promote social and economic progress. Our work helps mothers safely give birth, delivers life-saving vaccines, and increases access to HIV treatment for millions. In the last 60 years, USAID has worked hand-in-hand with partner countries to change the landscape of global public health. We have thwarted Ebola outbreaks, improved health safety standards, and dramatically slowed the spread of malaria, tuberculosis, and countless infectious diseases.

Today, U.S. investments are helping health systems around the world to bounce back from COVID-19 and protect communities from future pandemic threats.

Key Areas of Work

India/ Uttampur, Odisha: Pratap Patra and his wife Jyoti Rani Patri listen carefully as their Community Health Worker talks about the advantages and expected side effects of the POP- a modern contraceptive method and all the other methods of family planning available in the FP basket.

Family Planning and Reproductive Health

An HIV lab technician administers a rapid HIV test.

HIV/AIDS

Sujata Kumari Singh, the provider and owner of a private pharmacy, requests a young client to scan the QR code to give feedback on their service.

Health Systems Strengthening

Project Last Mile working with the Medical Stores Department of Tanzania to optimize distribution routes to support reliable, on-time delivery of medicines to the last mile.

Innovation and Impact

Twins Dorcas and Deborah Bendak, 7, under their old mosquito net at their home in Musoma. They both received a new mosquito net at Iringo B primary school.

Malaria

Morogoro Region in Tanzania has improved its routine immunization performance following a number of initiatives undertaken by regional authorities and development partners, including USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership.

Maternal and Child Health

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cheerful Woman showed fresh Skipjack fish in Banda Neira, Maluku islands.

Nutrition

Tuberculosis

Program Spotlights

To tackle the greatest challenges straining global health systems, we must turn COVID-19 into a manageable illness everywhere, build our health security defenses against future outbreaks and threats, and rebuild our health systems by investing in essential primary health care.

COVID-19 Endemic Phase

Global Health Security

Primary Health Care

Featured Stories of Impact

Adama Musah is the midwife at Tamale Reproductive and Child Health Center in northern Ghana confers with a colleague.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH | COVID-19

View data on USAID-supported renewable energy auctions worldwide and learn how partner countries use auctions to achieve sustainable cost reductions, reduce emissions, and increase energy security.

Violet Zulu in an antiretroviral drug (ARV) campaign, which explains: “With ARV, I can achieve my vision if I take the medicine regularly.”

HIV | PEPFAR

Two women from Malawi share their years-long journey with HIV, why treatment is so important, and what they do to help their communities

William is a medical laboratory technician at Phebe Laboratory in Liberia’s Bong County. From within an adjoining building, William tests specimen samples he receives to identify pathogens—microorganisms that can cause disease.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE | GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY

Health workers like Dr. Ricks and laboratory workers like William are on the frontlines of the global battle against future infectious disease threats. USAID will continue to support these frontline workers and help partner countries be better prepared for future health threats.

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