"It's been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination of medical programs in Afghanistan, and the end of numerous programs tackling malnutrition and preventable diseases around the world. The slashing of US foreign assistance was followed by cuts by the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and other developed nations, which are set to take effect this year and next year, compounding the impact."
"Now, a new study published in The Lancet medical journal aims to quantify the human toll of those budget decisions - projecting that global aid cuts could lead to at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues. About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5. Then yesterday, Refugee International laid out the various ways the gap in funding affects things like disease treatment and food aid."
USAID funding cuts have led to closures of HIV clinics in South Africa, termination of medical programs in Afghanistan, and the end of numerous programs addressing malnutrition and preventable diseases worldwide. Major donor reductions by the United States were followed by cuts from the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and other developed nations, compounding the shortfall. Projected global aid declines could cause at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, including about 2.5 million children under five. Funding gaps reduce disease treatment and food assistance. In Uganda, donor-linked shortfalls forced the UN to suspend food assistance for one million refugees and cut rations by up to 80 percent, while acute malnutrition rates have risen.
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