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USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
- The Trump administration canceled 83% of USAID programs in early 2025, drastically cutting foreign aid worldwide.
- These cuts followed a January executive order freezing foreign aid unless aligned with U.S. foreign policy.
- The funding interruptions halted clinics and food kitchens, delayed supplies like Plumpy'Nut, and worsened crises including Sudan's cholera outbreak.
- A study published in The Lancet projected that more than 14 million lives could be lost over the next five years due to cuts in funding, including the deaths of 4.5 million children under the age of five.
- This suggests severe global health consequences unless funding restores, with experts urging renewed U.S. support to avert widespread suffering.
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This week, the Trump administration has officially stopped implementing "foreign assistance programs that do not align with government policies and promote U.S. interests" Read
Donald Trump has drastically reduced development aid immediately after taking office. A study reveals the possible fatal consequences.
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More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, with a third of them bieng small children, could die by 2030 because of Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected yesterday.
Ghana struggles to fight disease, poverty without U.S. aid
A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still struggles with poverty and serious health problems, especially in rural areas. With the support of The Pulitzer Center, William Brangham reports on what ending aid will mean for people there.
USAID cuts could lead to millions of deaths, researchers warn
From disaster relief to fighting world hunger, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was at the center of it all. But now, several medical researchers are issuing a chilling warning, saying millions of people around the world could die in the next five years because of the Trump administration’s cuts to humanitarian aid. This week, Secretary of State...
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