The Impact of USAID Shut Down

As forecast, the shut down of USAID under the Trump administration has led to increased mortality.

Striking when you consider that an “estimated [that] USAID assistance—aimed at combatting diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and polio, reducing maternal and child deaths, and fighting malnutrition—had saved 92 million lives over two decades”

To see the impact of the loss US AID, ‘Rovina’s Choice’ brings into stark reality what goes when aid goes.

In a related topic, you may find Christina Bennett’s Keynote at the 15th Annual Conference Keynote for Risk, Disaster and Resilience at University College London to be interesting.