*Editor’s note: This blog is the second in a series addressing the global debt crisis. Read the first here.
In today’s world, money and power are tightly intertwined. Many low- and middle-income countries around the globe lack the monetary resources they need to build robust education, health care, and infrastructure systems, harming their ability to determine the direction of their development.
But why is it that so many countries have limited resources? And why are national governments turning to Partners In Health (PIH) for support in building and reinforcing public health care systems?
The answers are complicated. The Global South’s need for foreign aid—which is currently under attack by the Trump administration—is a larger,…