Paris ¨C The dismantling of U.S. foreign aid by President Donald Trump¡¯s administration, which started a year ago on Tuesday, has caused the preventable deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and will contribute to millions more, researchers have estimated.
Humanitarian efforts to fight diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in some of the world¡¯s poorest nations have been massively disrupted since Trump froze U.S. humanitarian aid immediately after being sworn in for a second term on Jan. 20, 2025.
The freeze was initially said to be temporary.
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