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Lancet Analysis Predicts More Than 14 Million Preventable Deaths From USAID Cuts

Cuts eliminating 83 percent of USAID programs this spring risk reversing two decades of health gains that saved nearly 92 million lives

An aid worker distributes measured portions of yellow lentils supplied by USAID in Mekele, Ethiopia in 2021.
The study estimated that over the past two decades, USAID-funded programs have prevented more than 91 million deaths globally
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Overview

  • The Lancet study projects that the 83 percent program cuts announced by Secretary Rubio in March could cause over 14 million avoidable deaths by 2030, including about 4.5 million children under five.
  • USAID funding from 2001 to 2021 is credited with preventing nearly 92 million deaths from HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases, malaria and tuberculosis across 133 countries.
  • Abrupt freezes and cancellations have shut food kitchens and health clinics overseas, delaying or halting distribution of essential medications, bed nets, nutritional support and water treatment supplies.
  • Major donors including Germany, the UK and France have followed U.S. cuts, leading U.N. officials to describe the current humanitarian funding shortfall as the deepest on record.
  • Government workers’ lawsuits and U.N. agency appeals aim to reverse the cuts as world leaders gather in Seville this week to shore up a reeling global aid sector.