Health officials in the U.S. are concerned that the suspension of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may undermine efforts to control the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda. This outbreak, the country's eighth, began with a nurse's infection and has recorded 12 cases so far. The Trump administration's pause in foreign aid has affected international health response capabilities, leaving health organizations facing operational setbacks and underfunding, which jeopardizes contact tracing and screening efforts amidst a critical public health crisis.
"What we're talking about are disaster relief workers, we're talking about health workers and people who are doing good and protecting America around the world," Dr. Atul Gawande, a former USAID global health director, told CBS News.
This Ebola strain has been fatal in at least 41% of reported cases during past outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.
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