
US foreign aid cuts can cause 14M deaths by 2030
The study estimates that the developmental programmes supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) prevented 91 million deaths between 2001 and 2021 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Of these approximately 30 million were among children.
The programmes by USAID -- the largest funding agency for humanitarian and development aid worldwide -- were also associated with a 15 per cent reduction in all-cause mortality and a 32 per cent reduction in mortality among children under five. However, the recent US aid cuts could now put that progress at risk, noted the global study. It comes as President Trump's administration cancelled 83 per cent of all programmes at USAID, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in March.
'Our projections indicate that these cuts could lead to a sharp increase in preventable deaths, particularly in the most fragile countries.
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