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Actor Score Overview
The U.S. government, including the White House, Congress, and relevant federal agencies, should engage in global health assistance in ways that are evidence-informed, responsive to need, consistent with internationally-recognized human rights principles, and gender transformative. Data and documentation supporting these actions should be reasonably accessible to the public.
This is an average of the three domain scores.
White House
The White House received a 72 (C-) with transparency and a 72 (C-) without transparency because of the expansion of the Global Gag Rule and their decision to defund the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2017.
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2017_President’s-Budget-Request.pdf
This is an average of the three domain scores.
Congress
Congress received a 78 (C+) with transparency and an 80 (B-) without transparency in 2017. While it did not pass new legislation relevant to U.S. global health assistance, Congress appropriated funds across HIV and AIDS and Maternal and Child Health domains at slightly lower levels than in previous years.
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2017_Congress-Budget.pdf
This is an average of the three domain scores.
Department of State
The Department of State received an 82 (B-) with transparency and an 85 (B) without transparency because it released new President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) guidance documents in 2017 that moderately promoted sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The Department of State also spent HIV and AIDS funding in a way that was responsive to global need.
This is an average of the three domain scores.
US Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) received a 91 (A-) with transparency and a 92 (A-) without transparency in 2017 because the Agency released the annual Acting on the Call report that promotes maternal and child health as well as spent funding in a way that was highly responsive to global need in the Family Planning and HIV and AIDS domains.
This is an average of the three domain scores.
Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received a 69 (D+) with transparency and a 75 (C) without transparency. No new SRHR-related policy or guidance was passed across HIV and AIDS and Maternal and Child Health in 2017, and it had low transparency in funding data across HIV and AIDS and Maternal and Child Health. Family Planning does not factor into the HHS grade because HHS does not work in international family planning.
This is an average of the three domain scores.
Department of Defense
The Department of Defense (DoD) received a 69 (D+) with transparency and a 75 (C) without transparency because it had low transparency of policy information and unavailable funding data related to HIV and AIDS in 2017. Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning do not factor into the DoD grade because the DoD does not work in maternal and child health or international family planning.
Overall SRHR Score
The U.S. Government received a 76 (C) with transparency and a 78 (C+) without transparency for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) overall in 2017, primarily due to the expansion of the GGR, the White House defunding of UNFPA, and low transparency of policy and funding data across actors and domains.