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Study Warns U.S. Aid Cuts Could Cost Millions of Lives

4/20/2025

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A stark warning emerges from a new study: the U.S. withdrawal from foreign aid, especially during the Trump era, could spell disaster for developing nations. The loss of nearly $13 billion in health funding threatens to unleash 15 million additional HIV/AIDS deaths and 8 million child fatalities by 2040, jeopardizing years of hard-won progress in global health.

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A stark warning emerges from a new study: the U.S. withdrawal from foreign aid, especially during the Trump era, could spell disaster for developing nations. The loss of nearly $13 billion in health funding threatens to unleash 15 million additional HIV/AIDS deaths and 8 million child fatalities by 2040, jeopardizing years of hard-won progress in global health.