Here is the @thekingsfund.bsky.social analysis of UK healthcare spending compared to other countries

If you spend less than peer nations, you will have poorer health outcomes, fewer doctors, fewer scanners, fewer hospital beds etc

I agree with the Lancet.

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie

Pretty Women

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie

From Russia with Lots of Love

#USAID was the largest bilateral donor to the #TB response, contributing 19% of international donor funding in 2022. We estimate that the elimination of #USAID funding may lead to 1,390,900 million additional episodes of symptomatic TB and 420,500 TB deaths over the next 10 years. 2/8

“Together, we saved countless lives, prevented infections and raised the quality of care and nutrition for millions.

Thanks & au revoir.”

“Thank you for the opportunity of working with such amazing, dedicated, knowledgeable, committed, diplomatic, and professional individuals along the way, who are far too numerous to name”.

“That was creative thinking and efficient use of resources.

“Because of USAID in the #Kyrgyz Republic, I was able to provide support to get their pandemic preparedness program off the ground, and then return last year to assist in finding ways of using HIV and #TB labs, & expertise funded by USAID, to be part of the pandemic preparedness program development.

“Because of USAID in #Haiti, I was able to initiate the process to release emergency funding for an anthrax outbreak, in conjunction with HQ folks and through #PAHO. I also took the lead on a pandemic preparedness program development, to improve detection of potential epidemics starting in animals.”

(That team was so inspiring, and for months on end were unable to even reach the Embassy due to fighting and kidnappings, yet they persevered, so they could improve their lives of the fellow Haitians. Wow. Just wow.)”

“That was due to be agreed the week of the inauguration in January and was one of the first casualties of these cuts.