A whistleblower reveals alarming projections that could lead to millions of additional disease cases and deaths.
# Major Cuts to U.S. Foreign Aid Spark Health Crisis Fears
# Major Cuts to U.S. Foreign Aid Spark Health Crisis Fears
The U.S. Agency for International Development warns of catastrophic public health implications from the Trump administration’s budget decisions.
In a stark revelation, whistleblower Nicholas Enrich from U.S.A.I.D. has disclosed that recent cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of additional malaria infections and a significant spike in polio cases, as well as severe malnutrition among children.
The memos obtained indicate the potential for an additional 18 million malaria cases and thousands of deaths each year, alongside a grim forecast of 200,000 polio cases and a staggering 28,000 new infections from diseases like Ebola and Marburg annually. Enrich, who has been placed on administrative leave, attributed these crises to the current administration’s harmful policies that have dismantled the agency’s operational capacity, slashing the workforce from 783 to under 70 and blocking vital funding for lifesaving programs.
Enrich expressed his intent to clarify the dire situation and the grave ramifications of the federal cuts on international aid during an interview. The consequences of these decisions are likely to unravel decades of progress in public health, showing a chilling disregard for the lives at stake.
The memos obtained indicate the potential for an additional 18 million malaria cases and thousands of deaths each year, alongside a grim forecast of 200,000 polio cases and a staggering 28,000 new infections from diseases like Ebola and Marburg annually. Enrich, who has been placed on administrative leave, attributed these crises to the current administration’s harmful policies that have dismantled the agency’s operational capacity, slashing the workforce from 783 to under 70 and blocking vital funding for lifesaving programs.
Enrich expressed his intent to clarify the dire situation and the grave ramifications of the federal cuts on international aid during an interview. The consequences of these decisions are likely to unravel decades of progress in public health, showing a chilling disregard for the lives at stake.
