A study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health estimates that if U.S. funding cuts continue, 14 million lives could be lost to preventable diseases, with 4.5 million being children under five. The study highlights that these fatalities result not only from diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis but also from systemic issues like poverty and inadequate healthcare. Researchers emphasize the abrupt nature of these funding cuts, which disproportionately affects vulnerable populations. Countries are already experiencing severe healthcare setbacks, including halted tuberculosis agency operations and increased hunger risk among populations reliant on U.S. aid.
There are places where an AIDS patient or a malnourished child cannot cling to life for several weeks. Death is immediate.
These deaths are mostly preventable and also linked, beyond the diseases themselves, to poverty, poor hygiene and sanitation, and a lack of access to basic health services.
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