MENLO PARK , Calif . , May 7 / PRNewswire-USNewswire / -- Two-thirds of the public supports maintaining ( 39 % ) or increasing ( 26 % ) U.S. government funding to improve health in developing countries , while fewer than a quarter ( 23 % ) say the government is spending too much on global health , according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey of the American people 's attitudes towards U.S. global health and development assistance . Levels of support are similar for spending to fight HIV / AIDS in developing countries , although the public 's sense of urgency about the HIV / AIDS epidemic around the world has declined . However , perhaps not surprisingly given the current recession , the vast majority ( 71 % ) of Americans say that given today 's serious economic problems the U.S. can 't afford to spend more on global health right now .