Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa [The Economist] ↳
In Madagascar, the loss of a USAID-funded health program has left remote communities without care, driving up maternal deaths, malaria, and disease outbreaks.
America’s retreat from aid is devastating Somalia’s health system [NYT] ↳
Somalia’s health system is collapsing under the weight of U.S. withdrawal. Clinics once supported by American aid are now turning away malnourished children.
Lesotho’s HIV progress unravels after US aid cuts [AP] ↳
U.S. funding cuts have derailed once-successful HIV programs in Lesotho, the AP reports. The move has forced clinics to scale back services and threatened hard-won gains in treatment and prevention
US aid cuts are being felt across Africa. Here's where [WaPo] ↳
Across Africa, The Washington Post maps where U.S. aid cuts are being felt most—from shuttered health clinics to food shortages. The fallout spans dozens of countries
US aid cuts deepen hunger crisis in Myanmar [AP] ↳
The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is deteriorating rapidly. The Associated Press reports starvation and death in a country that once counted the U.S. as its largest humanitarian donor.
Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight [Reuters] ↳
Babies are dying in Cameroon after malaria programs lost U.S. backing. Health officials say the cuts have crippled prevention efforts.
One-third of children in parts of Kenya severely malnourished [The Independent] ↳
In Kenya’s Turkana County, one in three children screened by Save the Children are acutely malnourished amid overlapping impacts of U.S. and U.K. aid cuts, drought, and climate shocks.
Trump's USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting [WaPo] ↳
Five-year-old Suza Kenyaba died of malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo after U.S.-funded medication sat in a regional warehouse due to a suspension of foreign aid. The Washington Post reports that across dozens of countries, USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV supplies were late or never arrived.
Death by aid cuts: how a decision in the US led to the loss of a mother in Yemen [The Guardian] ↳
In Yemen, The Guardian traces a mother’s death to a single U.S. aid decision. The story captures how bureaucracy in Washington can reverberate thousands of miles away.
U.S. aid cuts leave malnourished children without treatment in Nigeria [CNN] ↳
In northeast Nigeria, the termination of a U.S.-funded nutrition program left tens of thousands of children without lifesaving food. One mother’s infant died days after the cut and aid agencies warn that malnutrition and child deaths are rising across Borno state
NPR revisits HIV/AIDS patients who lost access to meds after Trump cut foreign aid [NPR] ↳
In Zambia, people living with HIV lost access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs after U.S. aid was cut. Months later, clinics remain understocked and patients are struggling to survive without treatment.
Water and aid dry up in Zimbabwe — who will feed the children?
An El Niño drought and aid cuts have left millions in Zimbabwe hungry. Mary’s Meals International is keeping 179,000 children in school with daily meals — even as USAID pulls $83 million in funding.
Life-saving treatment for starving children goes undelivered [NYT] ↳
In northeastern Nigeria, families walk miles with severely malnourished children to clinics that are now closed, according to reporting from The New York Times. The U.S. withdrawal of foreign aid disrupted the supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food, putting tens of thousands of young lives at immediate risk.
US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage [Reuters] ↳
Seven-year-old Babagana Bukar Mohammed died in Bama, Nigeria, when the USAID-funded clinic he relied on was closed during a pause in U.S. foreign aid. Experts who spoke to NPR for the story say timely care for sickle cell disease could have saved him.
Without a Lifeline [Science] ↳
When the U.S. reneged on nutrition aid in Nepal, malnourished children paid the price, Science Magazine reports.. Health workers describe a wave of preventable deaths.
A fragile state: Zimbabwe reckons with the catastrophic loss of US aid [Global Press Journal] ↳
Zimbabwe is reckoning with the catastrophic loss of U.S. assistance. Can the country become self-sufficient, or will it turn to China? Global Press Journal investigates.
No one has died due to U.S. aid cuts? This mom begs to differ [NPR] ↳
Seven-year-old Babagana Bukar Mohammed died in Bama, Nigeria, when the USAID-funded clinic he relied on was closed during a pause in U.S. foreign aid. Experts who spoke to NPR for the story say timely care for sickle cell disease could have saved him.
Following PEPFAR cuts, vulnerable Ugandans are dying, providers say
The Trump administration has canceled or suspended dozens of programs to provide HIV services to the most marginalized communities. The people running those programs say lives are now at risk.
The devastating impact of Trump's slashing foreign aid, in 3 charts [Vox] ↳
Vox visualizes the scale of America’s retreat in three charts, showing steep funding drops for PEPFAR, WHO, and HIV prevention programs.
Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze [AP] ↳
Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces new fear and uncertainty after a U.S. aid freeze, the Associated Press reports. Activists say the loss of support has left many without protection or services.

