According to a research published in Lancet Medical Journal, on Monday, by 2030 to 2030, deep funding could lead to the US International Development agency and its potential dismantling.
Why is this important
President Donald Trump administration, since joining to January, has reduced USAID funding and its programs to help all over the world in what the US government says is part of its wider plan to eliminate unnecessary expenses.
Human rights and advocates warned against cuts. According to the study, USAID financing has a key role in improving global health, primarily focused on low and medium income countries, especially African nations.
According to the numbers
The study estimated that in the last two decades the US -funded programs have prevented more than 91 million deaths worldwide, including 30 million deaths in children.
The projections indicate that ongoing deep financing cuts – in combination with the potential dismantling of the agency – could lead to more than 14 million other deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths in children under 5 years of age, the Lancet study said.
Washington is the largest humanitarian assistance donor in the world and at least 38% of all UN posts recorded. According to government data last year, foreign assistance paid $ 61 billion last year, just over half of it through USAID.
Key quote
“Our estimates show that if they reverse in the first half of 2025, if it reverses by 2030 that sudden cuts of financing are announced and implemented in the first half of 2025, she said by 2030,” the study said.
CONTEXT
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in March Trump’s administration canceled more than 80% of all US programs after a six -week review.
The remaining approximately 1,000 programs, he said, would now be “more efficiently” under the US Foreign Ministry and after consultation with Congress.
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