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Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
Malaria deaths in northern Cameroon rose to 15% in early 2025 after U.S. aid cuts halted community health workers and reduced access to life-saving treatments, officials said.
- On September 4, 2025, nine-month-old Mohamat died after three days of fever in Bogo, Cameroon, a death local health officials link to a spike in malaria fatalities tied to U.S. aid cuts.
- Following the January pause of foreign aid, including the President's Malaria Initiative, the U.S. cancelled more than 80% of aid contracts this year, disrupting programs by USAID.
- On the ground, authorities report 2,105 of 2,354 U.S.-funded workers are inactive, PMI funded half of 2,824 health workers, and only 200,000 artesunate vials arrived in Maroua on September 2.
- Health officials note Far North region mortality figures fell from 1,519 in 2020 to 653 in 2024, but Dr Jean-Pierre Kidwang said `fatalities are rising`, citing 15% for early 2025.
- Looking ahead, the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget request includes a 47% cut to PMI despite the State Department spokesperson saying it will maintain 100% of current commodity funding.
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Cameroon Infant Deaths Expose Impact Of US Malaria Aid Cuts
Upon taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump paused all foreign aid, including the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), launched in 2005 by George W. Bush. The post Cameroon Infant Deaths Expose Impact Of US Malaria Aid Cuts appeared first on StratNews Global.
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