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£200M Disease Program in Africa Faces Cuts Amid Aid Reductions

6/4/2025

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The UK’s vital £200 million Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme (TDDAP) is at risk of cuts due to a £5.6 billion reduction in foreign aid. This program has been instrumental in training local health officials and effectively managing Africa’s largest Ebola outbreak in decades, especially during the 2018 crisis near the DRC-Uganda border.

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The UK’s vital £200 million Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme (TDDAP) is at risk of cuts due to a £5.6 billion reduction in foreign aid. This program has been instrumental in training local health officials and effectively managing Africa’s largest Ebola outbreak in decades, especially during the 2018 crisis near the DRC-Uganda border.