Global Health Policy Quiz

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Global health is something that is rarely talked about among regular civilians. It is something that most of us think that we know when we only know a small part of what global health means, what it takes to accomplish it and what we as a nation are doing to promote it. After taking the Global Health Policy Quiz, I have come to realize that there is a lot for me to learn about global health its policies, strategies and spending. From the 10 questions that were asked, I answered 4 incorrect questions. I got off to a bad start by answering the first question incorrectly right off the bat. The question was “What percentage of the U.S. federal budget is spent on global health activities?” I honestly thought that we spent more than 25% on global health. I came to this conclusion because I …show more content…

I learned that the U.S. spends less than 1% in global health activities with most the funds going to programs to help with HIV/AIDS. The fact that we only spend 1% of our federal budget in global health was surprising, I thought the percentage was higher since we have global health programs that are implemented in over 60 countries. I have always thought of our nation as a giving and caring nation that brings aid to under developed countries in an effort to not just protect our country but to also help the population of those countries to care and help themselves. With our nation being the single largest donor to address global health challenges it is important that we continue to increase our efforts in protecting our nation and helping other nations do the same. As we help other countries to develop

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