💨 Abstract

Senator Marco Rubio announced the end of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the end of June. The move is planned to be followed by transferring all global foreign aid to the State Department. A 2025 paper published in The Lancet estimates that this move could lead to around 14 million additional deaths across the next 5 years. These estimates specifically highlight the increase in child mortality.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff