US EditionUS aid cuts push Bangladesh's health sector to the edge
- US President Donald Trump's government cut $48 million in aid to Bangladesh in 2023, threatening its health sector and tuberculosis control.
- This reduction took place as Bangladesh worked to lower tuberculosis fatalities from over 81,000 in 2010 down to 44,000 by the year 2023, based on data from the World Health Organization.
- US aid funded vaccination programs protecting 2.3 million children from diseases, supported mass TB screening of 52 million individuals, and provided treatment for laborer Mohammed Parvej.
- Health officials warned the funding cuts risk unraveling years of progress, causing preventable deaths, stalling immunization, and increasing disease outbreaks in refugee camps.
- Bangladesh now seeks new support to maintain public health programs essential for its 170 million people and global tuberculosis control efforts aimed for eradication by 2035.
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AlKhaleej TodayBangladesh turns to China as US funding cuts imperil millions of lives
DHAKA, May 6 — Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year, having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year. Instead, it is reeling from a US$48 million snap aid cut by US President Donald Trump’s government, which health workers say could rapidly unravel years of hard work and cause huge numbers of preventable deaths. “Doctors told me I was in…
US aid cuts push Bangladesh’s health sector to the edge
Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year, having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year. Instead, it is reeling from a $48 million snap aid cut by US President Donald Trump’s government, which health workers say could rapidly unravel years of hard work and cause huge numbers of preventable deaths. “Doctors told me I was infected with a ser…
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US aid cuts push Bangladesh's health sector to the edge
Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year, having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year.
Bangladesh turns to China as US funding cuts imperil millions of lives - Malaysia now
DHAKA, May 6 — Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year, having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year. Instead, it is reeling from a US$48 million snap aid cut by US President Donald Trump’s government, which health workers say could rapidly unravel years of hard work and cause huge numbers of preventable deaths. “Doctors told me I was in…
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