859 - What Foreign Aid Means For National Security

Public Health On Call

Feb 28, 2025•12 min•Season 11Ep. 859

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Episode description

About this episode:

The abrupt halt of USAID funded programs around the world has caused confusion and chaos, and the consequences are likely to have a long tail. In today’s episode: Joe Amon, an expert in global aid and human rights, discusses some of the direct and indirect impacts of disengaging from this work.

Guests:

Joe Amon is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland’s Health Department.

Show links and related content:

Public Health is a Human Right—Public Health On Call (December, 2024)
What Is USAID and Why Is It At Risk?—The Council on Foreign Relations

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