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ICMYI: $2b in appropriated global health funds are expiring in September – but there’s a real chance they could go to USAID closeout costs instead.

That’s $2b that the State Department could use to save lives, advance America’s global health goals, and keep Americans safe. It needs to reach the programs where it can make a difference.

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$2B in Global Health Funds Are Expiring. State Can Use Them to Save Lives. | Shot@Life Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) notified Congress that it would be using more unobligated funds from previous Fiscal Years to close out canceled USAID contracts as part of the shuttering of the organization – including some $2 billion originally appropriated for global health....

The United Nations Foundation community is mourning the loss and honoring the life of our Founder and Chairman Ted Turner.

In 1997, Ted pledged $1 billion to create the UN Foundation, the largest individual philanthropic gift in history at the time.

We are honored to carry forward his torch.

Read the statement from our President & CEO and Board Co-Chair: bit.ly/42fObvl

As draws to a close, we’re highlighting one of the real immunization success stories of recent decades: the incredible progress made in the fight against .

From 1,000 children paralyzed every day in the 1980s, we’ve seen a 99.9% decline in cases and stand on the brink of ending this disease forever.

But we can’t stop here. We need to reaffirm our commitment to going the distance, make sure life-saving vaccines reach the last mile, and finally make polio a disease of the past.