The reduction of the American aid organization USAID can lead to fourteen million extra deaths by 2030. An international group of researchers has calculated this. Especially the number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS, malaria and other tropical diseases will increase considerably.
A third of the suspected victims of the American cuts are children, the article stated in the scientific journal The Lancet . That amounts to 700,000 children under five years of age who die every year due to the loss of help.
According to the researchers, who are affiliated with, among others, Spanish, Brazilian and American universities, the help of USAID has been able to prevent 91 million deaths in the last twenty years. In 30 million cases it was about the life of a child.
In 2023, according to the American think tank Pew Research Center, the United States spent more than $ 70 billion (59 billion euros) on foreign aid. This makes the country by far the largest donor in the world. USAID distributed a large part of the help.
In March, the American Foreign Minister, Marco Rubio, indicated that 80 percent of the utilities under USAID will disappear. The fear is that in particular the number of cases of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other tropical diseases will increase. Programs from USAID had succeeded in considerably reducing death by considerably reducing those diseases: HIV/AIDS with 65 percent and tropical diseases with 50 percent.
The Dismantling of the American Aid Organization USAID Could Lead to Fourteen Million Extra Deaths by 2030. This Has Been Calculated by An International Group of Researchers. In particular, The Number of Deaths Due to HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Tropical Diseases Will Increase Sharply.
A Third of the Likely Victims of the American Cuts Are Children, Accordance to the Article published in the Scientific Journal The Lancet . That amounts to 700,000 children under the age of five dying each year as a results of the aid being cut.
Accordance to the researchers, who are affiliated with Spanish, Brazilian and American Universities, Among Others, USAID’s Aid Has Prevented 91 Million Deaths in the Past Twenty Years. In 30 Million Cases, IT CONCERNED The Life of A Child.
In 2023, Accordance to the American Think Tank Pew Research Center, The United States Spent More Than 70 Billion Dollars (59 Billion Euros) on Foreign Aid. This makes the country by far the larst donor in the world. USAID Distributed a Large Part of the Aid.
In March, The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Indicated that 80 percent of the Aid programs Under USaid Will Disappear. The fear is that the number of cases of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other tropical diseases will increase in particular. USAID programs had in fact Succeded in significant reducing mortality from thesis Diseases: HIV/AIDS by 65 percent and tropical Diseases by 50 percent.