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U.S. aid cut halted neglected tropical disease program in Cameroon, raising resurgence fears — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. aid cut halted neglected tropical disease program in Cameroon, raising resurgence fears

Health officials warn that neglected tropical diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness) could resurge in parts of Africa after U.S. cuts to foreign aid in 2025 halted a U.S.A.I.D.-funded neglected tropical disease (N.T.D.) program that supported drug distribution and surveillance in countries

Leaked email urges US diplomats to stress American 'generosity' to African leaders — I.guim.co.uk

Leaked email urges US diplomats to stress American 'generosity' to African leaders

A leaked email to staff in the US State Department's Bureau of African Affairs urged diplomats to "unabashedly and aggressively" remind African governments of the "generosity" of the American people, the Guardian has obtained. The message was sent by Nick Checker, who became leader

U.S. funding cuts force scaling back of international agricultural research — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. funding cuts force scaling back of international agricultural research

Federal cuts to U.S. international development funding have led to the curtailing or closure of many global agricultural research projects, the New York Times reports, after the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (U.S.A.I.D.). Until last year U.S.A.I.

U.S. Signs More Than $11 Billion in Health Compacts With 16 African Nations, Cuts Planned Aid — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. Signs More Than $11 Billion in Health Compacts With 16 African Nations, Cuts Planned Aid

Over the past month the State Department has signed agreements with 16 African countries to provide more than $11 billion in health aid over the next five years, a effort meant to replace global health assistance that was previously channelled through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The new