US EditionUS and European Aid Cuts Could Result in 22.6 Million Deaths Worldwide, Study Finds
Cuts to US and European aid could cause 22.6 million excess deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, due to rapid reductions in funding for health programs.
- More than 22 million preventable deaths, including 5.4 million children under five, could occur by 2030 due to aid cuts by the US and European countries.
- President Donald Trump slashed foreign assistance by over 80% and shut down USAID, while Britain, France, and Germany also cut aid due to budgetary pressures and a focus on defense spending after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- The research warns that the unprecedented simultaneous aid cuts will tear down institutional capacities built over decades of international cooperation.
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The results of this study conducted by Spanish, Brazilian and Mozambican researchers were submitted on Monday to the magazine "The Lancet Global Health" and are awaiting an evaluation.
Western aid cuts could cause 22.6m deaths
More than 22 million people, many of them children, could die preventable deaths by 2030 due to aid cuts by the United States and European countries, new research said Monday. The findings are an update of a study earlier this year that said President Donald Trump's sweeping reductions in assistance, including the dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), could lead to 14 million additional deaths. The new research, seen b…
US and European aid cuts could result in 22.6 million deaths worldwide, study finds
Abrupt cuts to development aid by major donor countries could cause up to 22.6 million additional deaths in developing countries by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, according to a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and other organizations.
According to one study, due to budget cuts in foreign aid from the United States and European countries, more than 22 million people could die from preventable causes by 2030.
Imminent Threat: Aid Cuts Set to Cause 22 Million Deaths by 2030
A recent study highlights the severe impact of development aid cuts by major donor countries, projecting up to 22.6 million additional deaths in developing nations by 2030. The reduction in aid could undo decades of progress in global health and poverty alleviation, posing a critical threat to vulnerable populations.
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