USAID cuts may lead to more than 14 million deaths globally, including 4.5 million children under 5 by 2030, researchers say
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/USAID-cuts-global-impact-14-million-deaths
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/USAID-cuts-global-impact-14-million-deaths
3 Comments
toomanypancakes@piefed.world · 2 pts · 324d
Well yeah, that was their goal.
superniceperson@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 324d
Let's not pretend USAID was a good thing. The dummy in chief literally forgot to get briefed by its owners, the CIA, on what it actually does.
Though I have been enjoying the greatly reduced content from radio free asia, the east sinostan nonsense, and the various other USAID projects aimed at destabilizing china.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 324d
It was a program of soft imperial power, but also genuinely helped people. If 14 million people would have lived who will now die without it, it wasn't entirely a bad thing. The Wikipedia page acknowledges its political purpose but also describes some of its good effects:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development