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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/private-donors-raise-more-than-125m-to-fund-aid-programs-after-u-s-cuts by Thalia Beaty 27/10/25 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/private-donors-raise-more-than-125m-to-fund-aid-programs-after-u-s-cuts by Thalia Beaty 27/10/25 PBS NEWS] | ||
Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months, a sum that while not nearly enough, was more than the organizers had ever imagined possible. | Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months, a sum that while not nearly enough, was more than the organizers had ever imagined possible. | ||
=====Ghana struggles to fight disease and poverty without vital U.S. aid===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ghana-struggles-to-fight-disease-and-poverty-without-vital-u-s-aid by William Brangham 2/7/25 PBS NEWS] | |||
A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still struggles with poverty and serious health problems, especially in rural areas. With the support of The Pulitzer Center, William Brangham reports on what ending aid will mean for people there. | |||
