This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year. Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
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wsj.comFor First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This YearAlmost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
That impact analysis has been done, by leading independent experts. Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —> doi.org/10.1016/S014... "The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually." Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.
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hsph.harvard.eduUSAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthThe Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...