Cape Town, South Africa (AP) – Trump administration decision Ends 90% of USAID’s foreign aid agreement I slapped it Humanitarian projects around the world On Thursday, a new hospital in Haiti, troubled The largest HIV program on the planet In South Africa.
Medical groups, non-governmental organizations, and other organizations that have received money from others US support organizations Doing a good job has been brave for the bad news since President Donald Trump’s executive orders freeze Funds Reviews for the 90 days of January 20th.
But no one I was afraid the worst was unsatisfied It’s only a month of reviews in the range of permanent cuts announced Wednesday.
“We’re being pushed off the cliff,” said Dr. Kate Reese, a public health expert who works for one of South Africa’s biggest NGOS HIVs. Due to illness. The NGO lost all the grants for USAID, she said when she was hoping they would cut their funds.
End letter Land of the world
Hours after the Trump administration announced Cuts about $60 billion in fundsEnding letters have arrived at NGOs around the world. They advised that their programmes have ended their lives saving assistance against hunger and illness and other humanitarian activities.
The letter said the program was being reimbursed “for convenience and for the benefit of the US government,” according to someone with knowledge of the content who spoke about the anonymity status because they were not allowed to speak publicly about the issue.
The agency for US International Development Workers, given 15 minutes to clear the workspace, last arrived at Washington headquarters on Thursday. Their fire was part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency.
The letter added it Secretary of State Marco Rubio And the official, who serves as assistant administrator for USAID, said, “Your awards are not in line with the agency’s priorities and we have decided that it is not in national interest to continue this program.”
Approximately 10,000 USAID contracts have ended.
After holding the Trump administration for weeks in hopes of tolerance, some organizations have shut down life-saving programs within hours of their contract termination. In Somalia, US-based Alight closed its doors at its only health clinic in 13 communities on Thursday, stopping the treatment and nutrition of 1,700 malnourished children a day.
“From today, people will absolutely die without providing those medical services, without providing those feeding services, without providing access to water and sanitation,” said Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of SILIGHT.
“Women and children become hungry, food rot in the warehouse, families hunger, children are born with HIV. “This unnecessary suffering does not make America safer, stronger or more prosperous. Rather, it breeds instability, migration and despair.
Liz Schreyer, head of the United States Global Leadership Coalition, a nonprofit that promotes US diplomatic and humanitarian efforts, said the Trump administration’s move. Gives international influence To China, Russia and Iran. “The American people deserve to be lost and transparent accounting on anti-terrorism, global health, food security and competition,” she said.
“I was impressed by the announcement.”
Trump and advisors Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency Bureau To cut the size of the federal government, they attacked foreign aid fiercely more rapidly than most other targets. Both men say the USAID project has moved forward with the liberal agenda and is a waste of money.
That’s what the US is The world’s largest donor And most NGOs Crowds of the world They were scared of their program last month, so reducing the impact will bring to the millions of vulnerable people they help.
The International Rescue Committee, which works in some of the worst humanitarian crises, urged the US administration to reconsider, saying “wide-splitting” of USAID funding could cut off help from millions of people. The Danish Refugee Council said it was “all-frankly made the announcement from the US government to end almost all aid contracts.”
The impact was immediately felt at the grassroots level. In Haitithe poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, suffering from gang violence, hunger and illness.
A desperately needed new hospital opened last week in the western coastal town of Petit True des Nippes by a Colorado-based nonprofit organization, lost six jobs for doctors and nurses, and eliminated 13 jobs for local healthcare workers.
“We have this new health centre and now it’s been cut as key staff opens,” said Wynn Walent, executive director of the organization. “It’s extremely dangerous to see it being cut at this point.”
“We’ll see our lives lost.”
Health experts have warned about the future of a large, long-term HIV program in Africa funded by USAID. The president’s emergency plan for AIDS relief It was launched in 2003 by President George W. Bush.
Pepfar is believed to have saved millions of lives in Africa and more than 26 million lives worldwide. This is primarily by helping people receive antiretroviral treatments that keep the virus in check and alive.
In South Africa, it will run The world’s largest HIV program, With US support, it provides treatment to 5.5 million people, the health group alliance said reductions are in crisis and people will die.
“We see our lives lost,” said Professor Linda Gale Becker, director of the Desmond Chutu HIV Center. Among other tasks, the center is Innovative new injectable drugs It can prevent HIV infection, but we are currently losing our USAID funds.
“We’re going to see this trend come back for this,” Becker said.
Health groups said the US government has abandoned the most vulnerable people in South Africa and abroad.
Bekker said he hopes the Trump administration will target specific programs that provide treatment to gay men and sex workers, but was surprised at how nearly every program was cut. She said she doesn’t know one HIV NGO or health centre in South Africa that didn’t lose USAID funds.
“This is done all over the place,” she said. “This is a program for children, orphans, young women and girls. It’s not an exaggeration to predict a major disaster…unless I can fill the gap.”
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Matthew Lee and Ellen Nickmeyer of Washington, Danica Koto of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Monica Pronzk of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal contributed to this report.
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