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Global health engagement strengthens US security, prosperity and leadership

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  1. Benjamin Mason Meier

    1. UNC-Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

  2. Muhammad Jawad Noon

    1. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

  3. Xinshu She

    1. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.

  4. Keith Martin

    1. Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington, DC, USA.

US leadership in global health has delivered substantial benefits at home and abroad. As the Trump administration takes office, maintaining this leadership role will be vital for strengthening national security and economic prosperity amid rising health challenges. The United States should continue to lead global health efforts through this presidential transition, recognizing the ways in which this engagement in global health advances US soft power, economic growth and national security.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41591-025-00005-z

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Competing Interests

The authors are members of the Advocacy and Communications Committee of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). They declare no competing interests.

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