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Trump Aid Cuts Slash Senegal Therapeutic Food Supplies

6/14/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts have created ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) shortages in Senegal’s clinics.
Fatma Diouf says her clinic receives only half the Plumpy’Nut boxes it stored.
Screenings fell from over 180,000 (Oct-Dec 2024) to under 87,000 (Jul-Sep 2025), below the 80% coverage goal.
A five-year $90 million U.S. health aid agreement signed in March 2026 excludes nutrition funding, leaving NGOs like Helen Keller International scrambling for resources.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts have created ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) shortages in Senegal’s clinics.
Fatma Diouf says her clinic receives only half the Plumpy’Nut boxes it stored.
Screenings fell from over 180,000 (Oct-Dec 2024) to under 87,000 (Jul-Sep 2025), below the 80% coverage goal.
A five-year $90 million U.S. health aid agreement signed in March 2026 excludes nutrition funding, leaving NGOs like Helen Keller International scrambling for resources.