The one that sounds the alarm: US aid cuts threaten lives in war zones

“The cuts of most of the US international aid raises the risk of getting even worse the humanitarian situation in war zones, where health systems were already confronted with major tests, such as in the Gaza Strip or Sudan Strip,” he warned on Sunday. After taking power on January 20th, President Donald Trump frozen American aid abroad, including important programs aimed at improving health on a global scale, while practically dismantling USAID, USA, the US International Development Service 42% of humanitarian aid. Washington also announced its forthcoming retirement from WHO, which would reduce its budget by one fifth, shrinking its missions and staff. The US, for a long time, the country that contributed most of the UN Health Funding, did not pay […]
Source: News Beast

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