If confirmed as HHS secretary, RFK Jr. would have a vast global reach

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : So it is clear that whoever heads this federal agency under Donald Trump will have a tremendous impact on global health.
58% : NIH, for example, has funded relevant research, and CDC offers technical assistance, helping countries identify, report, and reduce maternal deaths.
57% : "We are the great player in global health, and we've very much a collaborator with other countries," says Donna Shalala, who was Secretary of HHS from 1993 to 2001 under Bill Clinton.
56% : These local officials are complemented by CDC members who staff over 50 country offices, often working to detect and respond to new outbreaks, and are detailed to multilateral organizations like the World Health Organization as well.
46% : The Trump administration is likely to be more isolationist and focused on national self-interest when it comes to global health, predicts Jennifer Kates, director of the Global Health & HIV Policy Program at KFF.

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