Global health leaders weigh in after U.S. aid cuts
At the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York (Sept. 2025), global‑health leaders told NPR they perceived a different, anxious tone this year following large U.S. foreign‑aid cuts. CEOs and senior directors from groups including The END Fund, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Initiative on Health and the Economy, the Nudge Institute and the Global Fund described concerns about fragmented conversations, the need to pivot toward private‑sector engagement, and urgency to find paths that protect health services amid diminished U.S. funding.
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There was a different vibe at the U.N. General Assembly. 5 attendees weigh in
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- The reporting is from the U.N. General Assembly week in New York (80th session), published Sept. 26, 2025.
- Named interviewees include Solomon Zewdu (The END Fund), Varnee Murugan (U.S. Chamber), Atul Satija (Nudge Institute) and Peter Sands (Global Fund), who provided on‑the‑record quotes.
- Attendees described both anxiety over U.S. aid reductions and interest in alternatives such as deeper private‑sector engagement and new multilateral planning to avoid gaps in health services.