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US to deliver medical supplies by drone in Africa after severe aid cuts

The U.S. State Department announced a new agreement to help provide medical supplies to several African countries via commercial drone delivery. It comes months after the Trump administration cut much ... 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 and European aid cuts could result in 22.6 million deaths worldwide, study finds

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (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 ... Read More

Marco Rubio said US aid cuts were to slash bureaucracy. So why are more refugee children going hungry?

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh / Hong Kong (CNN) — On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste ... Read More

USAID cuts had 'severe impact' on Somalia's economy, says development bank chief

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this year hit Somalia's economy and tax revenues, the head of the country's development bank said on ... Read More

Marco Rubio said US aid cuts were to slash bureaucracy. So why are more refugee children going hungry?

On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste designed to treat severe malnutrition. These ... Read More