Disease outbreaks and starvation deaths will increase as a result of USAID cuts, officials say
The “ripple effects” of President Donald Trump’s bid to shutter the agency are already being felt around the world, current and former USAID workers told NBC News.
By Chantal Da Silva and Abigail Williams, NBC
Millions of people around the world are today feeling the repercussions of President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze international aid for 90 days and shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, by far the largest provider of foreign assistance around the world.
From biosecurity and vaccines for viruses such as polio, mpox and Ebola, to food supplies for famine-stricken countries and essential treatment for people living with HIV, a vast number of programs around the world have been hit by the decision, current and former USAID workers told NBC News.
