Abstract
The field of global health has long been thought of as part of a broader Western development assistance strategy, aimed at improving health in nations needing to develop economically. Global health funding, and consequently the programs it funds, have primarily come from Western developed nations that saw improving population health as an altruistic imperative as well as an avenue to protect their own economic and strategic interests. Funding for global health programs from Western industrialized nations has increased exponentially over the past few decades as globalization advances. The greatest amount of funding in recent years has come from the United States, but this plateaued in recent years and decreased between 2013 and 2016.