Rwanda's drone blood delivery system, crucial for medical emergencies, faces challenges due to poor infrastructure and US aid cuts, despite plans for expansion with new US support
Experts at the Aids 2026 Conference in Rio de Janeiro warn that US foreign aid cuts, particularly the dissolution of USAID, are hindering global access to new HIV prevention innovations like lenacapavir, jeopardizing efforts to reduce new infections, especially in vulnerable populations.
US aid cuts have led to severe shortages of Plumpy'Nut, a life-saving therapeutic food, in Senegal, impacting thousands of malnourished children. Community health workers and families face frustration and despair as clinics run out of supplies, threatening to reverse progress in combating malnutrition.
US foreign aid cuts have led to severe shortages of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in Senegal, impacting children like Diarra Lo who suffer from malnutrition. Health officials and aid workers report a "shockwave" through the system, with clinics struggling to provide essential treatment, leading to increased suffering and a fraying safety net for vulnerable populations.
New data from CHAI reveals a significant drop in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment enrollment for children across Africa and Asia following US aid cuts. Experts warn of a "preventable disaster" and accelerated child mortality.
A rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is causing a deadly outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. Lack of vaccine/drugs, coupled with drastic US and European aid cuts, has hampered containment efforts, raising concerns about the true scale of the epidemic.
Public health workers report that the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid and global health organizations have hindered the response to a raging Ebola outbreak in central and East Africa, leading to shortages of essential supplies and a strained workforce.
