President Trump's administration enacted major cuts to U.S. foreign aid during its first 100 days, severely affecting global health initiatives funded by USAID. As the agency teeters on the brink of dissolution, 80% of U.S. global health awardsâincluding those for AIDS reliefâwere terminated, threatening vital services worldwide. Despite MSF's independence from U.S. funding, CEO Avril Benoit highlighted that the organization's operations are impacted due to the collapse of services that rely on U.S. support, leading to dire consequences in humanitarian crisis zones.
We're not directly financially affected, but we're indirectly affected. We're on the ground in humanitarian crisis zones, providing independent and impartial medical humanitarian aid.
We're already seeing life-threatening implications. Programs for HIV, AIDS, and tuberculosis treatment, sexual and reproductive health care, disease-outbreak response, and malnutrition are particularly vulnerable.
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