Key Highlights
- It already faces an avalanche of non-communicable diseases, resurgent infectious diseases, climate change-related issues, concerns relating to quality control in the burgeoning pharmaceutical industry, and above all, funding for health care.
- As India gears up for health emergencies, it needs to prioritise and realign areas of care and attention to ensure health for all.
- Early in 2025, Donald Trump’s presidency brought with it the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and consequent withdrawal of funds for various health and development projects.
- The move affected India too — a beneficiary of the PEPFAR (U. S.
- President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) and USAID — as funds suddenly dried up for certain key health intervention projects in the fields of HIV/AIDS, population services and maternal and child health.
