President Donald Trump’s MAHA – Make America Healthy Again – movement has awakened the country to rethink how we care for our bodies and the unhealthy products we may be consuming. This focus is welcome news, whether limiting pesticides, artificial dyes and additives or addressing the root causes of issues like obesity, diabetes and other chronic illnesses.

These, as they say, are first-world problems. Our country has so much, our mega grocery stores are full of every kind of food and the choices are endless as we have almost everything our hearts (and stomachs) could ever want.

But that’s not true everywhere.  Those in the most impoverished places in the world are also deserving to live healthier lives and reach their God-given potential, but often their issues are much more dire and deadly.  Many countries are still battling maternal mortality, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and infectious diseases that especially impact children — issues largely eradicated in the U.S. decades ago.

As one of the richest countries in the world, the United States has invested trillions in medical research and technology that have made our lives better and healthier. We are grateful to live in a country that allows such innovation so our families can thrive.

With this wealth comes responsibility. America First means America leads and that includes on health issues, even on a global scale, not just for the sake of saving human lives but to strengthen our own national and economic security.

We saw firsthand what can happen when a health issue crosses our borders. From China came a devastating virus that........

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