2007 Foundation Giving by Country of Benefit

OECD Funding for Health in Developing Countries

Access to Health Care

“Substantial progress in health over recent decades has been deeply unequal...with a considerable number of countries increasingly lagging behind or losing ground.”

“The rising cost of health care has put too many families and businesses on a collision course with financial ruin and left too many without coverage at all.”

What are we doing about it?

• Large U.S. foundations committed nearly $5 billion for health in 2007
• Of the nearly $5 billion, 60% was spent domestically
• Giving for health has more than doubled domestically since 1997 and jumped more than 16-fold internationally, largely due to the Gates Foundation
• Health received the 2nd largest share of foundation support in 2007

Which leads us to ask...

• How is the funding being spent?
• What innovative programs and initiatives are being funded?
• What impact is it having?

We examined these issues…

• Eradicating Tropical Diseases
• Improving Maternal Health in Developing Countries
• Expanding Access to Health Care for Children
• Expanding Access to Health Care for At-Risk Populations

Select an issue area to discover what we found.

Additional Resources

Data Tables, circa 2007

*Tables exclude the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation