Nearly 23 million extra deaths worldwide by 2030 as aid cuts bite, study says
Cuts in official development assistance could cause 22.6 million extra deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, reversing decades of health progress globally, the ISGlobal study warns.
- A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health warns that a drop in global aid could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030 across 93 low- and middle-income countries, including 5.4 million children under five.
- The analysis reveals that over 2002-2021, aid helped reduce child mortality by 39%, prevented HIV/AIDS deaths by 70%, and reduced deaths from malaria and nutritional deficiencies by 56% in these 93 countries.
- The Rockefeller Foundation is working to identify solutions to maximize remaining aid and stimulate new investments, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, which is particularly at risk according to the study.
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A year has passed since the Trump administration dismantled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the completion of medical programs in Afghanistan and the end of numerous programs that addressed malnutrition and preventable diseases around the world. The cut in US foreign aid was followed by cuts in the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and other develo…
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination of medical programs in Afghanistan, and the end of numerous programs tackling malnutrition and preventable diseases around the world.
Aid cuts could cause 22 million preventable deaths by 2030, study warns
The most wide-ranging modelling to date suggests that reductions in overseas aid could result in over 22 million preventable deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five. Researchers writing in The Lancet Global Health note that child deaths from infectious diseases have dropped sharply over the past 20 years, largely because donor-funded programs supported health efforts in developing countries. However, they warn that sudden fundi…
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