US EditionTuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
- Southeast Asia's Mekong sub-region saw malaria cases drop from nearly half a million to fewer than 248,000 from 2010 to 2023, according to the Global Fund.
- Myanmar reported a 300 percent rise in malaria cases since the civil war began in 2021, leading to fears of an outbreak in Southeast Asia.
- USAID plans to cut 83 percent of its programs, which could severely impact anti-malaria initiatives and humanitarian efforts in the region.
- Funding cuts from the Trump administration are disrupting critical health programs globally, specifically for tuberculosis and malaria, according to the Global Fund.
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Voices: I’ve seen how global health crises travel. Slashes to public health efforts will hurt Utah.
Most Utahns are not thinking about tuberculosis, polio or malaria on a daily basis. We forget about diseases like these that have been largely controlled or completely eradicated here in the United States. However, in regions around the world where healthcare systems are less developed, these diseases remain extraordinarily prevalent, often claiming lives that could otherwise be saved with proper care and resources.
Tuberculosis cases rise as U.S. aid freeze halts treatment | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
SHEMAKHOKHO, Kenya >> Dalvin Modore walked as if there was broken glass beneath his feet, stepping gingerly, his frail shoulders hunched against the anticipation of pain. His trousers had become so loose that he had to hold them up as he inched around his small farm in western Kenya.
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