A $17 billion opportunity for new approaches in global health

USAID is about to award $17 billion for global health supply chains. This is the Biden-Harris Administration's chance to change the way the United States partners with countries around the world.

Dear Unlock Aid community, 

This year, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will award $17 billion for the NextGen Global Health Supply Chain contracts to procure and distribute health commodities to last-mile communities around the world. These 10-year awards will be the agency’s largest-ever contracts in global health.

We’ve been writing a lot about why these contracts are the Biden-Harris Administration’s chance to immediately translate into action big commitments to change the way the United States partners with countries around the world, including to:

• enable local, national and existing service providers to compete

• unleash the private sector to build sustainable markets, and

• increase accountability by paying for results

To learn more about what new models can look like click here.

By setting aside between 3-5% of the planned $17 billion for new approaches, USAID and agencies like the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) can demonstrate that new 21st-century global development models are possible. The Biden-Harris Administration has yet to announce the winners of these awards, so there’s still time to chart a new way forward.

To learn more about what new models can look like click here.

The Biden-Harris Administration has committed to changing the way it partners with countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to solve big, global challenges.

Now is the administration's best opportunity to translate those commitments into action. 

To progress,
Unlock Aid