Health News Us Aid Cuts Are Hurting Africa S Ability To Respond To Disease Outbreaks, Health Chief Says

Child deaths will rise for first time this century after aid cuts, says Gates

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 - the first increase in preventable child deaths this ... Read More

Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ... Read More

Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa

“It’s heartbreaking,” says Velontafa Jackia, a doctor based in Sambava, in the north-east of Madagascar. Until this year she was part of a project funded by the United States Agency for International ... Read More

US aid cuts deal a massive blow for the small African nation of Lesotho: Takeaways from AP’s report

HA LEJONE, Lesotho (AP) — In the wake of massive U.S. cuts to foreign aid, the small country of Lesotho, in southern Africa faces deep uncertainty and worry over its HIV-positive residents. Much of ... Read More

How US evangelicals are using Trump’s aid cuts to attack human rights in Africa

When Eve* sat down to hear Sharon Slater, head of the Mormon group Family Watch International (FWI) speak, she didn’t expect to hear the star speaker at the Pan-African Conference on Family Values in ... Read More

Trump’s aid cuts are hitting the world’s largest refugee camps

Claudia Ncutinamagara, a Burundian mother in Kakuma refugee camp, faces dire food shortages as aid cuts leave her family struggling to survive. With over 240 000 refugees affected, the consequences of ... Read More

When Food Aid Gets Cut, America Pays the Price

A government stalemate over SNAP threatens to unravel not only food access but also the nation’s public health and workforce stability. Unsplash+ Few Americans grasp the magnitude of SNAP’s reach or ... Read More

US and European aid cuts could result in 22.6 million deaths worldwide, study finds

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Abrupt cuts to development aid by major donor countries could cause up to 22.6 million additional deaths in developing countries by 2030, including 5.4 million children ... Read More

US aid cuts deal a massive blow for the small African nation of Lesotho: Takeaways from AP's report

HA LEJONE, Lesotho (AP) — In the wake of massive U.S. cuts to foreign aid, the small country of Lesotho, in southern Africa faces deep uncertainty and worry over its HIV-positive residents. Much of ... Read More