Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.

Summary

Expresses congressional findings about global health gaps, honors Dr. Paul Farmer’s contributions to community-based global health and U.S. leadership on HIV/AIDS, and states support for modest but meaningful increases in U.S. global health aid and efforts to remove economic barriers to universal health coverage. It highlights persistent weak health systems in low- and lower-middle-income countries, shortfalls in essential medical technologies and financing, and cites specific spending shortfalls and U.S. spending figures. The resolution does not create new spending or programs; it records facts and congressional support for increased global health assistance and policy changes intended to help countries finance universal health coverage.

• Declares congressional findings recognizing Dr. Paul Farmer’s global health work and U.S. leadership on HIV/AIDS response.
• Highlights major gaps in health systems and access to essential medical technologies in low- and lower-middle-income countries.
• Cites large additional annual financing needs: $75 billion (low-income) and $293 billion (lower-middle-income), in 2016 USD.
• Notes U.S. annual global health appropriations of $11.3 billion and U.S. overseas development spending of 0.17% of GNI (2020).
• Observes that domestic sources finance roughly 98% of the $1.5 trillion annual health spending in aid-eligible countries.
• Expresses support for modest but meaningful increases in U.S. global health aid.
• Calls for ending economic practices that hinder countries’ ability to finance universal health coverage.
• Does not authorize or appropriate funds or create binding legal requirements; it records findings and expresses positions.