80% of USAID’s malaria awards were terminated following the dismantling of the agency.

Date: 3/26

Region: Global

Country: Global

Topic: Health

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Entry Type: System Impact

Additional Context: This is according to an analysis by KFF, a health nonprofit that focuses on the U.S. role in global health policy, conducted in April 2025. A 2025 Lancet study suggested that the absence of funding from USAID’s leading malaria control program, the President's Malaria Initiative across 27 African countries could lead to an additional 13.6 million malaria cases and 104,000 deaths.

Source: Devex