Foreign aid is back from the dead — but it’s in the hands of the people who tried to kill it

A patient waits at an HIV clinic at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, in February 2025. The clinic, which depends on US funding for half its budget, faced uncertainty after the administration froze aid spending. Congress has since approved $9.4 billion for global health — but whether the money reaches clinics like this one is an open question. | Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images

There’s a dire shortage of good news in global health, so let me start with some.

Earlier this month, Congress passed ...