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Trump redirects $2B malaria, TB aid, risking 160,000 deaths

5/8/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will redirect $2 billion earmarked for malaria and tuberculosis to cover U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s closure costs.
Health Security Policy Academy warns the cuts could cause 160,000 deaths from tuberculosis and malaria and strip nutrition aid from 22.9 million children under five.
Seventeen Senate Democrats have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio, OMB Director Russell Vought and USAID administrator Eric Ueland to restore the funds.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will redirect $2 billion earmarked for malaria and tuberculosis to cover U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s closure costs.
Health Security Policy Academy warns the cuts could cause 160,000 deaths from tuberculosis and malaria and strip nutrition aid from 22.9 million children under five.
Seventeen Senate Democrats have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio, OMB Director Russell Vought and USAID administrator Eric Ueland to restore the funds.