This resolution honors Dr. Paul Farmer and states the House’s view that the Federal Government should create a global health strategy focused on preventing avoidable deaths and improving health systems in poorer countries. It calls for support for local health services, workers, facilities, supplies, and systems, as well as research into needed medicines, tests, and vaccines that should be accessible worldwide. It also urges changes to international financing and governance, debt cancellation, stronger labor protections, and reparations for harms linked to slavery, colonialism, and climate change. The resolution has been referred to House committees for consideration.
The resolution does not set out individual benefits, requirements, or changes to health care in the United States. It expresses the House’s view about U.S. aid and international action; it does not itself establish the proposed programs.
The resolution calls for $125 billion per year in global health investment and for U.S. development assistance to reach 0.7 percent of gross national income. These are proposed goals in the resolution, not appropriations made by it. No other specific spending authorization is stated.
The resolution argues that stronger health systems and wider access to medical technologies could help prevent avoidable deaths. It also says health aid should support countries’ own plans and public services, and that economic harms should be addressed alongside health needs.
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