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[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] | [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. | 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. | ||
=====Children die after USAID funding cuts end lifeline for displaced communities fleeing violence===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/children-die-after-usaid-funding-cuts-end-lifeline-for-displaced-communities-fleeing-violence by Taiwo Adebayo 16/5/25 PBS NEWS] | |||
DIKWA, Nigeria (AP) — Under the dappled light of a thatched shelter, Yagana Bulama cradles her surviving infant. The other twin is gone, a casualty of malnutrition and the international funding cuts that are snapping the lifeline for displaced communities in Nigeria’s insurgency-ravaged Borno state. | |||
