US aid cuts are an opportunity to reimagine global health

The global south should become self-reliant by investing in health.

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe US foreign policy has always been linked to the idea of US superiority and self-interest. US aid is no different and has promoted a culture of white saviorism, dependence by the global south and paternalism — rather than partnership and allyship 1 . Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues an

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