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Policy, Diplomacy, and Global Health Impacts

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Policy, Diplomacy, and Global Health Impacts

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Funding towards infectious diseases like malaria can greatly increase global and public health in regions that are affected by this disease. Policies and diplomacy are crucial tools that can be used to help combat against malaria. Funding is crucial in order to implement the proper preventative programs, education, and treatment towards malaria. Furthermore, when countries like the U.S. and U.K. donate to such causes, they are indirectly increasing the public health of their nations. Global health issues can indirectly or directly affect the health of citizens in the U.S. and U.K. Outbreaks of infectious diseases, foodborne illnesses, etc., cannot only spread from country to country, but also impact trade and travel. The U.S. and U.K. can also learn from the experiences of other countries.

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Because of the global fund and aid from countries like the U.S. and the U.K, the World Health Organization has implemented and recommended strategies to combat against malaria. These policies include implementing preventative care, like pyrethroid-only long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) which can be used as prevention and control of malaria in adults and children living in regions with malaria transmission.

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According to the Centers of Disease Control, Malaria predominantly impacts countries such as Nigeria, Mozambique, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, The United Republic of Tanzania, and other Sub-Saharan African regions. This disease has the least impact in regions such as North America, Europe, and Australia.

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The regions that receive the most funding for malaria are The Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Niger, Mali, Sierra Leone, Mali, South Sudan, Indonesia and India. These funds go toward providing malaria diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention. The United States and United Kingdom are not among those that receive the most funding from the malaria global fund. Rather, they are the countries that donate the most. In return, the two top contributing countries gain positive political and diplomatic relations with the recipients of the donations. The U.S and U.K. benefit from donating to the malaria global fund by strengthening their alliances with these countries. Furthermore, they can advance their economic interests and create opportunities for more international trade markets. All countries involved gain in the end, not just the country receiving the funding.

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The United Kingdom donates the second largest sum of funding to Malaria, at $140 Million dollars in 2020 towards the global fund.

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The United States contributed $580 million dollars towards Malaria funding in 2020, and also donated $430 million dollars towards the global fund for malaria. The U.S. has the highest amount of funding towards this disease.

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In 2020, approximately $2.3 Billion dollars was allocated toward Malaria funding. $1 billion dollars of this came from the malaria global fund.

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Malaria is a disease that can be serious and fatal. It is caused by a parasite carried by certain types of mosquitos which feed on humans. Malaria not only infects and ends the lives of millions, but it also impacts medical costs, decreases income, and reduces economic output. This disease can decrease the average life expectancy in impacted countries, as well as the quality of life, and social growth.  It is crucial to address the malaria endemic in order to save lives and help increase economy.

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First world countries like the United States and the United Kingdom largely donate to Malaria funding even though these diseases do not impact these countries as greatly. This is not only to increase the public health within countries in need of this funding, but it is a utilized to increase their own political, diplomatic and economic gains in as well as to indirectly protect the health of their own citizens and overall global health.