Countries slash global health aid for poorer countries to lowest level in 15 years, study finds

Global powers have been slashing their health spending in lower-income countries this year, causing health funding to be at its lowest level in 15 years, a new analysis has found.

International health spending was already falling after the COVID-19 pandemic, but it plummeted in 2025, according to the report from the US-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).